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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:16:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Car drifts to the right, normal?


In article <miwi9.30682$1C2.1691145nopsamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> alanzazanopsamdnet.att.net "Alan Zaza" writes: > I recently noticed my 2001 9-3 drifts to the right a little bit > when I let go of the wheel, and the steering wheel looks off > center to the right -just slightly when driving straight. > [...] I wen't to B&B Saab in Santa Clara to get the alignment > checked, and guess what? [...] He also said it was normal for > the car to drift to the right! I asked why and he said it's > because Saab doesn't want you to hit on-comming traffic if you > fall asleep at the wheel. Is all this true? It sounds like > hogwash to me. All comments are welcome. Thanks AFAIK, this is completely true (although, of course, you may also have a fault in your alignment). On and off for the past 40-odd years in different countries, I have been told and had confirmed that cars' steering should be set up so the car will tend to move towards the near verge -- the left in drive-on-left countries or right in drive-on-right. This is a safety feature to catch the case where the driver releases the wheel (or possibly where the wheel becomes disconnected from the steering mechanism).. Think about it. If the driver releases the wheel, without this feature the car might wander anywhere. With this feature, the car is soon removed from the road and out of the way of traffic. If it harms the driver, well yes, that's sad; but at least other road users have not also been harmed. In any case, the sideways drift should be gentle, not a sharp swerve. -- Andrew Stephenson

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