How does a car steering wheel automatically return to its center when accelerating after a turn?

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How does a car steering wheel automatically return to its center when accelerating after a turn?

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The front wheels’ steering axles are angled slightly. This results in the centripetal force of a turn (the feeling of being thrown sideways) pushing the wheels back towards center. Because the force depends on the speed of the vehicle, if you go backwards, it actually turns the wheel *away* from center.

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