Why are steering wheels on buses positioned more horizontally than vertically?
A friend casually raised this issue the other day over lunch and it stuck with me. I assume it has something to with better handling but I don’t know for sure.
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Nowadays is for ergonomics. If you have to drive for hours and hours keeping hands up at 90 degree without support is not easy at all. Having the steering wheel horizontal allows you to rest your arms on it.
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