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Steering (suicide) Knobs
Topic Started: Sep 25 2009, 07:30 PM (1,774 Views)
ParadigmCrime
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Are they actually illegal?? Ive been using them since I was a kid. I went to find one in an autoparts store, and they said they dont sell them anymore. Someone else told me they are ILLEGAL!?


Thats crazy.. Ive never gotten in trouble for having one. I ended up taking it off my schoolbus (since I rarely drive it these days) and putting it on my jeep.

Man I can back a schoolbus up within an inch on all sides, using a steering knob. I dont see whats so dangerous about them?

Hell the other day I navigated a 4x4 road which traversed a low-flow creek using only the steering knob :)

All my old clunker and losey goosey steering vehicals I use them on. Dont think I ever actually bought one though. My dad had some layin around and gave them to me years ago.
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yes there illegal , but napa can order them
3b'ers do it on all 4's
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You can get one at a Farm store like Tractor Supply or Northern Tool. As for the legality, I would check with a local police station.

Good Luck

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my wifes a postal carrier and had one for years , had to remove it because ther illegal in 50 states , also most ins companys wont cover a wreck if it involves a suicide knob . just a FYI
3b'ers do it on all 4's
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thats crazy.

Thankgod we have the government to protect us from ourselves :blink:
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Im not sure if they are actually illegal?? but E-bay sure has a lot of them for sale..


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ParadigmCrime,Sep 26 2009
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thats crazy.

Thankgod we have the government to protect us from ourselves :blink:

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GOVERNMENT LMAO
3b'ers do it on all 4's
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Yes,ain't it wonderful that the government is there for us.What ever would we do without them??? :blink:

I bet they are illegal.Everything worth a hoot,is.Specially here in the wonderful state of Callyfornia. :angry:
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bob east texas
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I have used them for many years on mail routes.
The old DJ' s needed a knob to keep up with the slack and wear.
My 60 3b has one and I like it.
I always wear long sleeve shirts and never get caught in the knob.
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The concept of this one is pretty neat ,, Flip up when you need it & down when you don't.. Little pricey though ,,,
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bob in NC
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smoking grass is illegal too.
so is drinking while driving
so is running on the road without insurance
so is running on the road without current registration

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bob in NC,Sep 27 2009
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smoking grass is illegal too. 
so is drinking while driving
so is running on the road without insurance
so is running on the road without current registration

Smoking grass hurts no one other than yourself (unless you are driving)

Drinking and driving hurts <B>other</b> people

I assume the only danger in a steering knob is to yourself

not having insurance hurts the insurance biz, but xxx (edited) those guys

not having current registration hurts the finances of the state... and xxx (edited) those guys too


FYI I dont smoke grass these days, and I never drink and drive.. I have insurance and registration, only because the penalties are worse than just paying for the damned thing.
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they should outlaw jewelery while driving - its most likely the cause ,
however if I read the below correctly you deserve to die if you wear
a bracelet that has things hanging off it ...

this is how the canadian federal law reads :

203. (1) The steering control system of a vehicle shall be constructed in such a manner that no component or attachment — including any horn actuating mechanism — is capable, during normal driving manoeuvres, of catching the driver’s clothing or the driver’s jewellery, such as a watch, a ring or a bracelet other than a bracelet with loosely attached or dangling members.

browsing my provincial laws though I only need a wiper if on a highway and it rains :rolleyes:
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89 wrangler : h/duty axles + 5spd / 200+hp 4.2L / arb locked / multiport fuel inj / warn hubs+winch / 1/4 mil km / fishing+trail riding / gets me to work
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The last thread included a typical statute that you'll find in almost every state. Nevertheless, while you won't see them on vehicles licensed for everyday road use, you'll find them on industrial equipment, farm tractors, logging equipment and the like.

Almost every farm store and equipment dealer sells them. They are handy. I suspect the folks that fear them are the same ones that wrap their thumbs around the wheel on a tractor or other off-road rig or piece of equipment. It's also lot like the same folks that used to wrap their hand around the hand crank on a Model T or similar set-up - you won't do that more than once, Lefty.

Everything is dangerous, but a little bit of common sense can overcome many things. I know I sound like a public service announcement, but it's generally the stupid stuff that get's you hurt. Too bad you can't tell most folks that.

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Im a believer in its the nut that holds the steering wheel that is dangerous..
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