Steering Wheel

Snake falls from car's dashboard onto Arkansas driver's feet

Edit Naples Daily News 13 Jun 2016

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark ... "It was rough and scaly," said Swisher, who was running errands when it happened. "I do not know if I had my hands on the steering wheel or not ... "That did not work out," she said ... ....

Cherry Hill, N.J. - SUBARU ANNOUNCES 2017 BRZ SERIES.YELLOW SPECIAL EDITION (Subaru of America Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Jun 2016

The Series.Yellow offers black leather and Alcantara upholstery with contrasting yellow stitching throughout the interior including seats, door and dash panels, steering wheel, knee pads and shifter boot ... The redesigned leather-wrapped steering wheel has a firmer, sportier feel along with new audio controls and multifunction display switches for greater control and convenience while driving....

One dead, 24 injured as bus falls into canal

Edit The Times of India 12 Jun 2016

Salem. A 19-year-old youth was killed and 24 others including six women sustained injuries after the private bus, in which they were travelling, fell into a canal near Elampillai in Salem district on Saturday ... More than 40 passengers were on board. K Shankar, of Chinnappampatti village was at the wheel ... ... "The player was not working properly and he started adjusting it by handling the steering wheel in one hand," he said ... RELATED....

Dynacraft’s Tonka Mighty Dump: A mighty truck indeed

Edit Boston Herald 12 Jun 2016

Available at Toys R Us, this $299.99 machine has two forward speeds, maxing out at 5 mph, and can also go backwards ... Buttons on the steering wheel control an electronic horn and other sound effects, like backing up beeps and the revving of the engine ... ....

Inside ‘Thelma & Louise’ twins’ deadly journey from yogis to outlaws

Edit New York Post 12 Jun 2016

According to a court document, the driver “appeared to be in rage” and Ann was pulling her sister’s hair and grabbing the steering wheel when, suddenly, the vehicle accelerated and disappeared from sight ... Twins in 'hair-pulling fight over steering wheel' before fatal cliff crash ... Twins in 'hair-pulling fight over steering wheel' before fatal cliff crash....

Students adapt toy cars for children with disabilities

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Jun 2016

A bright pink car adorned with flower decals allowed Lillian Hunt to move on her own for the first time. The 3-year-old attends Rock Creek School, the county public school that serves students with severe disabilities ... CTC automotive students rigged up the cars to move whenever the Rock Creek students hit a switch fastened to the steering wheel, instead of the gas pedal ... This teaches them cause-and-effect, List said ... I love this school....

The Uber mensch

Edit The Hindu 12 Jun 2016

... conversation in Tamil-tweaked English as he zoomed in and out of by-lanes, steering clear of the 9.00 a.m ... “Instead of sitting at a desk in an air-conditioned office, you’re sitting behind the steering wheel of an air-conditioned car.” After working for eight years as an accountant in big companies, the 30-year-old decided to quit....

Civic's a lesson in great value

Edit Boston Herald 11 Jun 2016

The quick, agile and sporty 2016 Honda Civic Tour IG Coupe is the complete package ... I loved the Pandora interface with my cellphone and the easy-to-use steering wheel and console controls ... The ride the coupe offers is quite comfortable on the highway — but get the Civic into some twists and turns and you’ll notice the rack and pinion steering proves a match. The four-wheel disc brakes also make short work of stopping ... ....

Snake falls out of dashboard onto motorist's feet, TV station reports

Edit The Times Picayune 11 Jun 2016

Driving on Interstate 49, an Arkansas woman got the shock of her life Thursday (June 9) when a 4-foot rat snake fell from her dashboard onto her feet, 5News KFSM reported. Somehow, Kelly Swisher manage to avoid a crash.  "I do not know if I had my hands on the steering wheel or not," Swisher said in the report. "I am not the most flexible person in the world, but I can guarantee my knees were up next to my ears." ... ....

Snake slithers from dashboard as woman drives on freeway

Edit The Miami Herald 11 Jun 2016

She also says she doesn’t even remember if she kept her hands on the steering wheel during the incident Thursday ... Animal control officers came and captured the snake. ....

Safety Regulator Looks At Alleged Tesla Suspension Flaw

Edit National Public Radio 11 Jun 2016

i. A Tesla Model S on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2015. Safety regulators are looking into a report of a possible safety issue with the suspension on the Model S. Tesla denies that there is any safety problem. Michael Probst/AP hide caption ... Michael Probst/AP ... As I was proceeding down a steep hill I heard a snap and felt my steering wheel pull to the left ... Needless to say the car was inoperable due to a loss of steering ... ....

The Ten Directions

Edit Medium 11 Jun 2016

When you utter a prayer, it dies. Your breath becomes a voice, the voice becomes a ripple in the air, the ripples spread out and fade into the traceless volume of the atmosphere ... I am suspicious of prayers that are requests ... I laid my head down on the steering wheel, and hoped that the police would not drive by and hassle me, or that the airbag would not blow up in my face ... I bent over the steering wheel and let the words go silent ... ....

Experts are convinced that we won't be able to stop ourselves from having sex in self-driving cars

Edit Business Insider 11 Jun 2016

Google's self-driving car ... Tesla's autopilot safety features note there should be a human being behind the wheel at all times to take over in case something goes wrong, and Volvo's semi-autonomous vehicles augment the driving experience, adding automated driving features that still require a driver to control ... For now, don't bang in your Tesla while it's on autopilot, as your steering wheel still needs your full attention ... ....