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Vibrating steering wheels to replace sat-navs? 
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http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of- ... vs-1073699

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Silly.


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I think it would tend to startle me. That's not a good thing even when I'm just driving a Playstation...

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The Ford Sync system, in its basic package level is audio only, no display.

To be honest, even when I had a navsystem, I rarely looked at the screen whilst driving, I just listened to the directions. I can see it being useful for deaf drivers though.

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A clockwise pattern is the signal for the driver to turn right, while an anti-clockwise pattern is the signal for the driver to turn left.


So with 2 points of contact it will just feel like the signal is switching from your left hand to your right hand alternately.

Good idea :roll:

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I can see it being useful for deaf drivers though.


Or the blind.

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Or the blind.

LOL!

Turn left when the wheel vibrates anti-clockwise.
Turn right when the wheel vibrates clockwise.
Stop when the wheel vigorously vibrates all over at the same time... you've hit something.

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paulzolo wrote:
Or the blind.

LOL!

Turn left when the wheel vibrates anti-clockwise.
Turn right when the wheel vibrates clockwise.
Stop when the wheel vigorously vibrates all over at the same time... you've hit something.

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