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[edg]

On my way out of the office today I noticed that both of the new-old car's front tires were a little flat. So on the way home, when I stopped for gas, I put air in both of them.

The low-speed steering problem, which I'd thought was a power steering failure, vanished.

Huh.

Also: non sequitur. Notice the penultimate character. -UR. Not sequitor or sequiter or sequitar. Non sequitur.

Comments

[angelofwinter.livejournal.com]

Cars with flats have really bad steering problems at low speeds (how are you going to get them to drive at full speed hmm) so it makes sense.

[edg.livejournal.com]

Well, they weren't flat so much as low on air; the steering problems were due to the larger surface area of the tire being in contact with the ground. I wasn't pivoting the wheels so much as dragging them.

They're still a little low, but the steering is much better.

[angelofwinter.livejournal.com]

Well, what I meant to imply was that when you have a flat, you have a huge amount of surface area of the tire against the ground, and it becomes akin to trying to steer a rhinocerous.

So I was trying to apply the same theory to a lesser degree to your tires' low air pressure.

[edg.livejournal.com]

'swhat I figured, but I thought I'd clarify. :)