Why Do Buses Have Big Steering Wheel?
Buses are the most common mode of transport in India and throughout the world. They serve a common man and reach locations where other means of transport can’t. We have all travelled in buses at some point or the other in our lives and noticed one thing in particular – ‘All buses have large steering wheels.’ Today, we are going to find the reason behind it. The key factors to the smooth operation of any vehicle are balance and stability, which brings us to the topic in discussion. Every commercial bus manufacturer provides its buses with big steering wheels. There’s a proper logic for this and the mechanism operating behind it. However, in order to understand the reason, let us first learn what torque is? Torque is the twisting force that tends to cause rotation. Owing to the large size, the steering wheels of buses can’t be as responsive as that of smaller vehicles like cars. For buses to operate in a stable condition, it is imperative that the torque works at a different le...