30 Apr
2014
30 Apr
'14
6:26 p.m.
On 4/30/2014 11:13 AM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Makes me wonder why we have cars that are
all approximately the correct widths to fit on a road and brake and accelerator pedals in the same relative positions.
a) Human fits to where pedals are. b) I still go with the Roman milspec on main vehicle wheel widths....
Model T"s had the throttle on the steering wheel, along with a manual ignition advance, the wheel brake was a hand lever, and the left pedal (where you'd expect a clutch) operated the bands on a planetary transmission. foot down on the left pedal was low gear, foot up was high gear. the middle pedal is reverse. the rightmost pedal (where you'd expect gas) is a transmission brake.
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john r pierce 37N 122W
somewhere on the middle of the left coast