How many right turns does it take for a Honda CR-V's tire cover to revolve 360 degrees?

Question

Everyone knows that the older CR-V (2006 and previous) had a tire cover on the back. It seems to turn only when you make a right turn. How many times do you have to turn before it returns to it's normal upright state?

Assume that you were able to consistantly take right hand turns at the same velocity and angle of attack. Assume all outside variables are constant in such a way that it would turn the same amount every time.

Answer 1

Okay, this is an odd question, and seems to be like asking "how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?"

You may never know. There will be different variables, such as the degree of the turn, the speed the turn was taken, and the incline of the vehicle itself. that's to say the cover is even capable of rotating a full 360 degrees.

My suggestion...go drive a CRV and have someone follow you :)


Given the addition information, I'm going to assume it'll rotate approximately 5 degrees per turn. Each turn being on flat ground, and a 90 degree turn at maybe 5mph which is typical from a stop sign. All I really need to now is how much it'll rotate each turn, and with the estimate of 5 degrees, you'd be making 72 turns before it's to the normal upright state.

Answer 2

I dunno...mine never turns.