The driver can adjust the steering wheel and pedals to his own body measurements.
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The first shop was set up for the big day with a clearance tent out front full of last year's shoes and pedals.
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Steering and braking could also be controlled electronically and operated by tiny electric motors, in theory at least, so cutting the need for heavy metal brakes and pedals.
We tested the wheel and pedals with a number of games on a number of systems, tethering to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 without issue and being up and rolling within minutes.
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He starts by building and painting the all-important frame, whose geometry determines that the seat, handlebars and pedals are in the correct position for each cyclist and the sort of riding they do.
Dusk falls and he shuts up shop, swings a leg over his battered bicycle and pedals away down the road, as reggae music drifts out from an open doorway, and a troupe of fruit bats traces lazy circles in the twilight.
The brake and accelerator pedals are mushy and oddly positioned.
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Mechanical linkages connect the joysticks and rudder pedals to external surfaces that control pitch, roll and heading.
The benefits of getting rid of the steering wheel and the pedals are twofold.
He uses an automatic car in which he pulls a hand lever to control the accelerator and brake pedals.
Transportation officials said they would also consider conducting more research on electronic control systems and review the placement and design of accelerator and brake pedals.
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Both wheels and the pedals are said to be shipping sometime before the year is through, but at this point no price has been established.
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This is also the first product to ever incorporate a unique technology which spreads out vibrations throughout the entire structure so drivers can feel the track through the wheel and the pedals.
Instead of using the left analog stick to steer left and right, and assign the gas and brake pedals to two buttons, this game will have you steering with the right stick, which also functions as your camera adjustment and targeting device.
The automaker suffered a blow to its reputation from a series of massive recalls in 2009 and 2010, including faulty braking, sticky gas pedals and defective floor mats, partly a reflection of how various models used the same parts to save costs.
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This kit includes a yoke, a throttle quadrant, rudder pedals and a copy of Microsoft's Flight Simulator X Deluxe.
Taking shifts at the pedals and the single sleeping compartment the pair made it to Miami in 111 days.
Toyota is reeling from the recall of more than 6 million vehicles with sticky gas pedals and faulty floor mats.
Scuff plates with illuminated BRABUS logo, an ergonomically shaped sport steering wheel and anodized aluminum pedals add further individual highlights.
The Prius is among the 8.5 million Toyota vehicles recalled in recent months for problems related to gas pedals and brakes.
They also do a good job of replicating the sitdown feeling of driving, complete with the working gear shift, pedals and steering wheel.
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His hands turned the pedals and propelled him up the hill, through soft sandy patches and over rocks and boulders that were seemingly everywhere.
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The sinuous Blackout melodist on the alto sax with pedals and the vocoder is Casey Benjamin, introduced in the ballad "Christina" and not to be missed.
It's a bit of a bummer that the BlueBoard isn't rechargeable, but then again, a lot of guitar pedals and stompboxes are either battery or adapter powered.
Both the foot pedals and the steering wheel are adjustable so that drivers can recreate what it feels like to be behind the wheel of an F1 car.
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The battery-powered sub is piloted by using two foot pedals and a joystick, and handles somewhat like an aircraft since it was built with the principles of flight in mind.
He can create whole effect loops with vintage pedals and the like, and the included recording software lets him punch out those 3.5-minute hits he's been sitting on all these years.
Toyota says its own downloads of data recorders have found evidence of sticky pedals and pedal entrapment as well as driver error, which is characterized by no evidence of the brakes being depressed during impact.
The design is a bit simpler too, but for those who want to get the GT-style, top-mounted pedal feel, Fanatec will offer a kit that will let you flip any pedal you like (and only those pedals you like) upside down -- ala the Thrustmaster T500 RS, but more gracefully.
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