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Re:Please make a dumb car by parkingrift on Monday January 31, 2022 @03:38PM (#30153946)
I've not seen any evidence that the yoke steering wheel is dangerous. The downside that you're describing can only happen at zero or near to zero speed. BMW doesn't even install turn signals at all so I think the occasional errant turn signal is fine. The reason the NHTSA hasn't "forbid" the yoke is because... it isn't unsafe, it's just stupid.

It would be significantly less stupid if it had physical buttons on the steering wheel.

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Re:Please make a dumb car by otterley on Monday January 31, 2022 @04:16PM (#30154501)
> BMW doesn't even install turn signals at all

I realize there's a joke in Germany about this, but to be clear, all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. must have working turn signals. See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2004-title49-vol5/xm...

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