Suicide knobs

Hmmmm,

I thought they were against the law in a couple of states that I have lived in in the past. However just out of curiosity I hit some state websites and could not find anything on them.

I checked California, Colorado and Utah and could not find them mentioned under "spinners" "steering wheel knobs" or "suicide knobs." I'm not going to take the time to check all of the states though.

I was sure that I remembered a buddy of mine in high school getting a ticket for a spinner in Colorado. Of course that was back in the dark ages. . .

 

an affiliate of a company I used to work for had a notice saying they were illegal and anyone caught with one on their wheel would be terminated.

 

The only time I have found them helpful was when backing. They make it easier to catch up on sharp turns. Had one on a gravel truck 30 years ago. I took it off and the old man who owned the company had a fit. He had always loved em' and thought every truck needed one.

 

I use them on my farm tractors, and find them useful there. When you turn around, looking back at the implements, they make it easy to feel tht the steering wheel remains straight. I have never once ued on on any kind of a truck, and never plan to. I have hooked a long sleeve shirt enough times to know that it can happen. Happening at 4 mph on the tractor, it's isn't a big deal. Happening at 60 mph in the truck, big problem.

 

Interesting. Never knew they were illegal. There's one on the truck Mike drives these days and he loves it for backing up and manovering. Other than that, he uses the regular steering wheel.

Don't trucks have air bags? If so, why make them illegal? I really don't see why they'd be illegal... it's an attachment YOU install on YOUR truck - if you get hurt, it's your problem, you know?

Has there ever been proof they are actually dangerous and caused a problem?

Just wondering...

 

The thing is, if you get hurt, there is also the potential for others to get hurt

 

when I got my Yard Tractor (fancy term for my Cub Cadet lawn mower) I had hubby put one on. Its a hydrostat and I mow 3+ acres. Makes life easier. My hand is black when I'm done so I can see the fingerless gloves, I think my Dad had one on his ol' Binder when I was a kid, I'm headed down to see him in March I will try real hard to remember to ask him. Somewhere in the receses of my of my over crowded CPU I remember something about that being illegal, Daddy wouldn't let me put one on my car when I started driving.

 

Well, a couple of companies one of them being Dick Simon sent messages over the Comm. stating that they were illegal in a big truck period like a radar detector. It imposses a major safety hazard. As far as having them on a 4 wheeler, I have no idea. Don't see many. I thought it would be cool to have a "kwik attach" knob so you could put it on the wheel right before you go to back up and make it easier but never to use while driving on the road. I've even heard several driver's complain that they got their's taken away and was given a ticket in return for them. To hell with that. I'll just do it the old fashioned way. Now if we can only get these companies to stop making automatic tranny's for these trucks!