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Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by Terr_ on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:08AM (#42790704)
I'd say steering wheels are "normally capped at 1"... although I recall one distinct occasion where I expected more two steering wheels, for driving training. Alas, it seemed the local school-district could only afford to put in an extra brake-pedal for the instructor, which did very little to help my anxieties.

So my first time behind the (singular) wheel and they told me to pull onto a major street next to the school, without even doing circles in a parking lot or anything. I guess they just expected most students had already done some illicit/private driving? Anywho, I had shaky legs when my turn was finally over.

Then I put an onion on my belt, as was the style of the time...

Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by oneeyedpigeon on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @06:44AM (#42791691)
Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by Phlogistique on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @07:15AM (#42791924)
In France, training cars have only one steering wheel, and the instructor is perfectly able to drive the vehicle by steering with his extended left arm.
Re:Why is zero plural? (2024) by svachalek on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @03:27PM (#42797118)
This is standard in the US as well, probably almost everywhere. But as the comment says, there's always an exception.