We can use it. But we can not get nice and comfortable steering because of the gear and bearing systems in steering type. Now a days some autos (3 wheeler) also have steering drive.
2007-01-26 20:44:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Yeah, you could. In fact, a few very early types of cars had exactly that kind of a steering system. It was called "tiller-type" steering. Trouble is, two (particularly heavy) wheels spaced far apart are much harder to turn than one thin wheel set directly dead center like on a bike. You'd better have some strong arms if you plan on driving slowly-as you would in maneuvering into a tight parking space or driving across an incline or on any kind of rough terrain.
Tillers relied on pure leverage to work. The longer the tiller handle-the more leverage you had available. Just not practical as the long tiller handles took up a lot of room, but the early cars were open types, you had room to move the tiller.
With the tiller system-force applied by your arms/hands was directly transferred to the tiller axle which was then applied to another lever attached to the end of that tiller axle which directly moved tie rods which caused the wheel spindles to move-steering the vehicle. The wheels only turned as far as the physical lock on the tiller bar(s) or wheel spindle stops, provided you had the strength to turn them that far. Lots of tiller steered cars were unstable because rough road surfaces caused the driver to move around in his seat-but because his hands were on the tiller-any body movement was immediately transferred to the car's wheels ("Death Wobble" only worse with two wheels!). You can imagine what being bounced around in your seat would cause the car to do. Now imagine that action at any kind of high speed. Ow...Repeatedly...
Today's steering wheel uses gear reduction to make physical and mechanical effort requirements less so it's easier to turn the front wheels-also because of gear reduction (the steering wheel has to turn a few times to move the front wheel pivots through the entire range of travel, lock-to-lock), you're less likely to sneeze and roll your car over or end up going somewhere you didn't want to go. Some race cars have less gear reduction in their steering boxes-and you can sneeze your car off the road, but most passenger cars are much less sensitive. The result is a more stable steering system that takes up way less room and requires little effort (especially with power hydraulic assist) to operate.
2007-01-27 06:03:02
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answered by doomsdaybiker 2
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No, handle bars only turn 165 degrees lock to lock normally where as a steering wheel goes around several times (say 3.5) lock to lock. If you can solve that problem your fine.
2007-01-26 21:18:33
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answered by roger a 3
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No. It will be almost impossible to steer the vehicle.
2007-01-26 22:52:04
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answered by Tapan 2
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analyse the feasibility
2007-01-27 04:12:29
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answered by hari prasad 5
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visit www.howstuffworks.com for detail knowledge.
2007-01-30 15:21:47
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answered by arun k 1
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