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Old 10-18-2021, 05:43 AM
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These devices seem to be good for use in golf carts. Wonder why not many in The Villages use them.
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Old 10-18-2021, 06:02 AM
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These devices seem to be good for use in golf carts. Wonder why not many in The Villages use them.
Because "many in The Villages" know how to turn a steering wheel?????
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Old 10-18-2021, 06:22 AM
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Because "many in The Villages" know how to turn a steering wheel?????
So, they do not know how to use a Brodie?
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So, they do not know how to use a Brodie?
They don't need to know
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Old 10-18-2021, 08:34 AM
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Same reason many states outlawed them in cars. It allows the vehicle to turn quicker than the reflexes of the driver can respond. We call that common sense.
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Suicide knobs are great for slow moving farm equipment. Not so much for golf carts.
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Grannie knobs attached to a steering wheel that isn't power assisted has broken and bruised many a thumb. They are handy like some grannies are but I prefer just the wheel.
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Same reason many states outlawed them in cars. It allows the vehicle to turn quicker than the reflexes of the driver can respond. We call that common sense.
Like I said, folks do not know how to use one.
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Then why would you use it , if you don’t need it. Poster is right about why many stats ban them , you turn wheel faster then reflexes work . Why do you think you need one anyway
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You can't have a car with suicide doors without one.
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These devices seem to be good for use in golf carts. Wonder why not many in The Villages use them.
Don’t need one, just use your knees.
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Then why would you use it , if you don’t need it. Poster is right about why many stats ban them , you turn wheel faster then reflexes work . Why do you think you need one anyway
1. If the user turns the wheel using a Brodie that quickly, then, as I said, the user does not know how to use a Brodie.
2. I do not think I need one since I already have one.
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Because I know how to use it.
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Short wheelbase, no need for it. Will only encourage more erratic driving.
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