With the increasing use of technology and smartphones behind the wheel, driver distraction has become a concern.
The speed-sensitive electric power steering may be a bit lighter feeling than it is in some other sporty sedans or wagons, but it provides sufficient feedback to the driver through the wheel.
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In fact, a recent survey of teens revealed that while 87 percent of teen passengers would speak up to ask a driver to refrain from getting behind the wheel after drinking, only 72 percent of teen passengers would do the same for a driver who has used marijuana.
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"They need to rethink these double-file restarts for open-wheel cars, " Penske Racing driver Will Power said.
While changing her sweater, the driver turned the steering wheel over to a passenger.
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The firm has dismissed the driver involved in the wheel loss incident.
Each room has its own dedicated guide, driver and four-wheel-drive vehicle.
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The driver can adjust the steering wheel and pedals to his own body measurements.
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Some systems even try to rouse the driver by making the steering wheel or the seat vibrate.
Rosberg was the first driver to get behind the wheel of the F1 W03 at Silverstone last week.
Patrick, 30, is currently enjoying her first full year as a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver after racing open-wheel IndyCars for several years.
The driver sprang from behind the wheel and, pressing the palm of his hand to the woman's mouth, half carried, half dragged her back to the car and folded her body into the back seat.
Gutierrez will also take part in those tests behind the wheel of the Sauber after signing as reserve driver for 2011.
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Continental's current highly automated vehicle is designed to always have a driver monitoring the vehicle behind the wheel, unlike a completely automated vehicle.
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The sender can go onto UPS' Web site and learn that the package has been received even before the driver has gotten back behind the wheel of his truck.
He also concluded that three factors had contributed to the wheel loss, including the fact that the driver on the day had not carried out a walk round check to visually identify any defects on the vehicle.
Play music and you'll get full album art on display in the center stack, but you'll also get a smaller version right up on the driver's display behind the wheel, where it'll sit next to more important information like speed and fuel level.
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You can blast around the new track behind the wheel, or opt to ride with a professional driver if driving a car that costs more than the average American house makes you nervous.
Every few minutes I shook our driver as his head nodded down towards the wheel.
Rauf described his first conversation with them, in a car with the driver of Tanweer's uncle at the wheel.
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In a car with no air bags and an unstable body structure, a driver's biggest danger is the steering wheel.
The decision follows a public inquiry in Edinburgh into the wheel-loss incident, which occurred as the HGV driver was heading from his home in Dunfermline to the Avondale landfill site off the M9.
"For example, even on a road surface with minor ridges or furrows, the driver no longer has to grip the steering wheel tightly and make detailed adjustments, so travelling on the intended path becomes easier, " it said in a statement.
It moves the steering wheel, using sonar to gauge distances, and offers the driver front and back video views.
Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde's left rear wheel came off entirely and he also had to retire.
The driver's side was crushed, the front wheel was hanging off, and pieces of metal were bent in every direction.
That means that even if an air bag is deployed, the steering wheel may go around or under it and directly hit the driver.
Again the driver glanced away nervously, and gripped the steering wheel.
Other competitors in the race include World Touring Cars driver Yvan Muller, who will be behind the wheel of a buggy, and Nascar star Robby Gordon, in a Hummer.
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Drive-by-wire would, for example, do away with the distinction between left-hand and right-hand drive vehicles, since the driver would no longer be tied to the steering wheel and the location of the pedals.
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