Suicide knob?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Boattlebot, Mar 18, 2017.

Suicide knob?

  1. Yes

    12 vote(s)
    23.5%
  2. No

    39 vote(s)
    76.5%
  1. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I like the boa!
     
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  3. free spirited1

    free spirited1 Heavy Load Member

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    There illegal at CFI....lol....the suits say so...I don't care really I don't like them anyways...that just another knob to bang you up...lmbo
     
  4. Air Cooled

    Air Cooled Road Train Member

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    They only belong on forklifts
     
  5. Air Cooled

    Air Cooled Road Train Member

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    Slightly off topic but when I was a driver at UPS the trucks didn't have power steering. It was company policy for us NOT to cross our hands and arms over each other while turning. You basically had to move the wheel one way so that the next hand could take it over. No crossing. I never saw suicide knobs and I'm willing to bet they didn't allow them.
     
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  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I tried it one time and it just got in the way too much to be worth the trouble, IMO.
     
  7. Steel Dragon

    Steel Dragon Road Train Member

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    I love them.
    Got a warning in Washington..asked me to remove it.
    Just dumb.
     
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  8. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    I used to palm-steer, but I hate the way it pulls my hair.
     
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  9. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    When you back up, just turn the wheel a quarter turn at a time, maybe a half a turn at the most, it's easier and you look like a pro.
    But if you want to look like a ####### that doesn't know what he's doing. Get a knob and spin that steering wheel from stop to stop
     
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  10. Boattlebot

    Boattlebot Road Train Member

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    SoSometimes you just gotta spin it
     
  11. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    Nope, pay attention to the drivers that back up that barely turn the steers versus the ones that whip it from full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left to full right to full left.
     
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