The computer-control system can then apply the brake on the wheel concerned, and even adjust the amount of engine torque sent to that wheel, so that skidding is prevented.
In its final version, the keyboard will look a bit different, though the top will continue to be mostly bare, depending instead on that wheel to change between instrument, pitches and the like.
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Nor will displays of facility with weapons, tools, or chocolates, the last in short supply during the Plesistocene Era when men were apparently inventing three men walk into a bar instead of tinkering with that wheel idea or inventing the camp fire.
This quickly dispels the two biggest myths of winter driving: that all wheel drive or SUVs are a cure all, and that relatively new all-season tires are adequate for frequent winter driving.
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Its final comparison of monarchical legs suggests, unsettlingly, that the wheel had come full circle and the struggles had been futile.
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"It's also worth checking that your wheel rims aren't buckled, " he said.
It appears that the wheel has been reinvented at taxpayer expense.
His other choices are Holding Back The Years, Fairground - "because of that huge wheel they have further down the river" - and Words For Girlfriends.
While we're on the topic of settings, you can set a maximum and minimum temperature, along with a four-digit password -- you know, so that the kiddies don't have too much fun using that click wheel to crank up the heat.
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"It is possible that with an old, not properly maintained fifth wheel that the device can get loose, the sides can wear away, the hole that the pin fits into is no longer snug and rigid, " Scott said.
It's only the piercingly bright RGB LEDs built into the steering wheel that give you a clue something is amiss as it drives across the show floor slowly -- that and the fact that there's nobody sitting behind the steering wheel.
During Wednesday, the pace of the rescues increased from one per hour to three, progress that was measured by the spinning of the metal wheel that let out and then shortened the cable attached to the capsule -- a makeshift elevator with only two stops.
In some cases this is because many continue to create home-grown products that reinvent the wheel and miss the benefit of the talent and investment that companies can bring to the table.
Now, bereft fans are hoping that "The Wheel of Time" can join the ranks of fantasy series that have found a broader audience through successful adaptations, such as Mr. Martin's series (the basis of HBO's "Game of Thrones") and J.
And to the extent that they put their shoulder behind the wheel, that can move the process forward in a significant way.
Those people in turn support shops, restaurants, and the whole wheel that is a community.
That the squeaky wheel has, over the last few years, got in the grease.
That wheels come in certain colours means that having a wheel in yet another is just obvious.
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The son of motorsport legend John Surtees was struck by a wheel that flew off a competitor's car.
The saucer section would be a 0.3-mile-diameter (536-meter-diameter) rotating, magnetically suspended gravity wheel that would create 1G of gravity.
Or, you can choose to keep working non-stop like a hamster running on a wheel that keeps going faster and faster.
"Until we find out what happened we cannot be sure that the second wheel will not suffer similar problems, " a spokeswoman said.
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The A3 also boasts two paddles behind the steering wheel that let drives control the level of regenerative braking that adds charge to the battery.
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The old rotating navigation wheel from the original iPod is gone, replaced instead by a solid-state wheel that works in much the same way, but doesn't physically rotate.
These have been specifically created for the Concept GLA: their tread pattern continues the lines of the spokes in an optical illusion that makes the wheel spokes appear longer.
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Another project, the Copenhagen Wheel, is a bicycle wheel that stores excess kinetic energy that it can later disperse to give riders an extra boost when going up hills.
The originals and true replicas sport minimal accoutrements above deck, a wheel that stands alone near the stern like a stranded preacher's lectern and no rails or lifelines to catch passengers who lose their footing on a steeply slanting deck.
Driving position and visibility are good, although once everything was tweaked to our liking we found that the steering wheel was interfering with our ingress and egress a little -- then again, there wasn't much time to adjust everything just right.
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