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To negotiate a turn successfully, the combined center of mass of the rider and the single-track vehicle must first be leaned in the direction of the turn, and steering briefly in the opposite direction causes that lean. [1] The rider's action of countersteering is sometimes referred to as "giving a steering command". [2] [3]: 15
Opposite lock, also commonly known as countersteer, [1] is a colloquial term used to mean the steering associated with the deliberate use of oversteer to turn a vehicle rapidly without losing momentum. It is typified by the classic rallying style of rear-wheel drive cars, where a car travels around a bend with a large drift angle. The terms ...
Steering is the control of the direction of motion [1] or the components that enable its control. [2] ... where the rear wheels counter-steered at low speeds. ...
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The technique causes the rear slip angle to exceed the front slip angle to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right or vice versa, also known as opposite lock or counter-steering).
Code has invented rider training devices such as the No Body Steering Bike which illustrates the necessity for counter-steering to be used, the Lean and Slide Bike Trainers that train not only good body positioning and visual skills but also allow riders to experience sliding the machine with much reduced possibility of crashing, and the Panic ...
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Sep. 17—MORGANTOWN — Imagine what Morgantown traffic would look like if WVU's downtown campus was off limits to vehicles. A steering committee of local stakeholders doesn't want to imagine. It ...