Weren't those made illegal to use - the brodie knob that is? I
remember as a kid those steering knobs were on a great many cars.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 8/21/2011 4:39 PM, James Felder wrote:
> One of my uncles had one with a hula girl in it. I think they weren't a good idea when driving a car while wearing a necktie.
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> Jim
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> On Aug 21, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Don Hanson<dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>  wrote:
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>> On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net>  wrote:
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>>> I have CTS - carpel tunnel syndrome, and ulnar nerve entrapment.
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>>> That larger diameter of grip and the greater diameter of the wheel,
>>> helps relieve the pressure on your hands, wrists, and elbows, thus
>>> reducing the pressure on the nerves in the wrists that leads to CTS and
>>> relieves the pressure on the  the elbow, taking pressure off the ulnar
>>> nerve. All this is why  power steering is a big advantage. But if you
>>> don't have PS, this bigger wheel and grip does help dramatically.
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>>> John
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>>> John Rodgers
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>>   How about what was once called a "Brodie knob" ?  Like a small door knob
>> at a right angle to the rotation plane of the wheel...then you can  grab
>> hold and reef the wheel around purty easy.
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