Steering wheel defect???

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:42 pm

Car is 100% stock - sans radio and wheel crash pad missing (of which every na6 I've seen has missing)

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gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:46 pm

project.r.racing wrote:No fine for illegal wheel and still you day is ruined? Such is life.

Not ruined - just disappointed to see society remain calm as more and more regulation engulfs every aspect of life. Before we know it, we'll be protesting for free education and a reduction in police powers.

Oh hang on, that is occurring !

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project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:04 pm

Both those have occurred. Police have limited powers compared to 20 years ago. Don't even start me on education. haha

I hear your original intented message though. And somewhat agree with you. But in saying that, you were well aware of the rule long before that policeperson mentioned it today. You have to play within the rules delt to you.

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:14 pm

I was able to register my eunos roadster with that momo wheel and no padding.

Next time just tell him that Japanese manufacturers have access to local name brands like momo and enkei.

Pamex · Postby **Pamex** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:17 pm

To be honest (and I'm going to go against the grain here, I'm pretty sure) I'm actually happy most of the time they look at this kind of stuff.

No, they're not going to know every vehicle inside out. But that's a dead giveaway on most vehicles that something has been modified. In our case, no. But in others?

I'd much rather they question that, and possibly pick someone up, than have someone plow into me because their steering wheel snapped. And yes, it sure does happen.

I've had stuff questioned on my cars. Sometimes it has taken a while to talk it through with them. I'd rather they did.

I did a wheel bearing on a car a while back. It was completely collapsed. As in, the locktab that even holds it in place had snapped as well. Significant damage. It had gotten so hot, it had ground the ball bearings to pieces and you could move the wheel in and out about 20cm. We had to cut part of the bearing out with the oxy.

Guess what? He'd been driving that around. I wish someone had interrupted his day to question it, as he could have killed someone.

You may think your steering wheel is trivial, but what if it was a really terrible bendable and snappable one that broke when someone was driving, potentially losing steering? I'd really like to see them questioning more of that. It's an annoyance, a bit of time, but it could save someone's life. :beer:

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:41 pm

I actually agree with sensible assessment of the safety of cars. It bugs me that some clown can drive around with a death trap, and only by chance, and only if the cop knows anything about cars, can something be detected.

Eg. The cop that question my steering wheel didn't check my wheels for tread depth, or any brake or steering reliability. It is like scanning luggage at the airport look for metal objects. Stupid waste of time because so many things can be a threat that don't show up on scanners, but we put up with because there is nobody to challenge the status quo nor anyone held accountable if the security isn't effective.

rossburns · Postby **rossburns** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:10 pm

I know we have been talking steering wheels, but I got a lecture from the boys in blue about me momo gear knob, they told me that the shift pattern had to be displayed on the gear knob ---- why I still don't know

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GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:56 pm

That's BS! As long as you have a shift pattern displayed somewhere in the car should be fine

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:02 pm

GTR4N wrote:That's BS! As long as you have a shift pattern displayed somewhere in the car should be fine

Are you serious that is an actual law? ... WOW our ADR's really are over the top.

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:11 pm

Snowmotion wrote:
GTR4N wrote:That's BS! As long as you have a shift pattern displayed somewhere in the car should be fine

Are you serious that is an actual law? ... WOW our ADR's really are over the top.

Yes they say it's incase of emergency someone who just in your car and needs to drive they know what the shift pattern is

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:24 pm

So stupid. I can't read a book or read a txt whilst driving as it would be unsafe to read whilst driving, but if I don't have the shift pattern on the gear knob to read whilst driving, the car is defected to be removed from the road..... All for safety !?!

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:30 pm

gslender wrote:So stupid. I can't read a book or read a txt whilst driving as it would be unsafe to read whilst driving, but if I don't have the shift pattern on the gear knob to read whilst driving, the car is defected to be removed from the road..... All for safety !?!

We are being taken over by bureaucrats, who in a death spiral, make more and more insane rules to justify their over valued, worthless jobs. :roll:

Pamex · Postby **Pamex** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:45 pm

I can see why. If you had to move a car that had a tricky to get dog leg first, was grumbly and slow to take off in second, with no owner around and a fire right next to you and you NEED to move that vehicle, coming your way, it would be a pain in the arse to work out the shift pattern. When you could just put in in first, and get the hell out. Sometimes you can't just push a car away, for whatever reason.

On a non emergency side, I don't mind playing around normally, but sometimes it can be a pain in the arse to move 15 cars in a couple of minutes, with 6 different shift patterns. Sometimes it would be nice to have a pattern written there.

I can see why you'd disagree though.

Seriously though guys, these rules have been there for decades. You can't find something better to whinge about?