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Woman plugging in electric car (1912) (nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org)
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[–] pelerinli 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is "steering wheel" the metal stick on side of the car?

[–] oxomoxo 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, it’s a tiller steering arm that you would lean in the direction you wanted to go. Cars at the time could only reach a top speed of about 20 mph so this kind of steering was good enough, and much simpler than the rotary mechanism used for a steering wheel.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I think so. You can zoom in.