Couple other things I thought I would highlight during my final days with my model S plaid.
I'm finding more and more that driving with the yoke is truly a two-handed endeavor. I'm saying that it requires two hands to operate it properly. While this might work well with NASCAR or formula 1, I think it's highly impractical for everyday drivers. Yes, I love to have two hands on the wheel but obviously with as much time as we Americans spend driving this is not 100% the case. Again, if you're going to go out for a formula 1 race and dedicate 100% of your attention on the race that you've been preparing for your whole life that's quite a bit different than everyday driving.
In addition, something else I've noticed is that when I do have one hand on a yoke it tends to pull it down substantially. I've almost run into many more curbs already in 4 months then I ever did in my previous BMW 540. The reasons for this are quite simple in my estimation. When you have your right hand on The yoke it simply pulls it down over time with the help of gravity. When you have your left hand on the yoke it also tends to go down pretty quickly as well. When you have two hands on the yoke it is rather hard to predict which hand is going to have more of a downward force over periods of time.
Another thing I've noticed more and more with the driving experience with the yoke is that when you do have two hands on the yoke, as you must, it makes for a very rigid driving position. I find myself in the seat, two hands on a yoke, head back up against the headrest, eyes shifting back and forth between mirrors in a very rigid position. Again, this is probably what you're shooting for if you're a race car driver and you have a couple hours that you need to be at your max performance. I find this rigid position rather ridiculous for everyday driving. I like more of a fluid position that a wheel affords it allows me to move my head around check my blind spots enjoy the scenery a little bit and all this kind of stuff. It's amazing to me how much I'm learning about human ergonomics and mechanics with this yoke. What I'd like to highlight here is it it fundamentally changes the driving experience and the driving position in a way that I find very detrimental to everyday drivers.
Anyway, I'm trading my plaid in on Monday for a model 3 so I only have a couple more days to experience this car. I've had it since March, put about 5,000 mi on it, and have done several long-distance multi-day road trips with it. I'm just writing this in case it is helpful to anybody else that's considering trying to yoke. Initially, I was against buying a model S because of the yoke and then I figured I would give Tesla a try with their engineering record. Obviously I should have gone with my first instinct on this but I'd rather get out now and enjoy a model 3 hoping that Tesla will offer around steering wheel in the future. I hope some of this information is of benefit to people.
I'm finding more and more that driving with the yoke is truly a two-handed endeavor. I'm saying that it requires two hands to operate it properly. While this might work well with NASCAR or formula 1, I think it's highly impractical for everyday drivers. Yes, I love to have two hands on the wheel but obviously with as much time as we Americans spend driving this is not 100% the case. Again, if you're going to go out for a formula 1 race and dedicate 100% of your attention on the race that you've been preparing for your whole life that's quite a bit different than everyday driving.
In addition, something else I've noticed is that when I do have one hand on a yoke it tends to pull it down substantially. I've almost run into many more curbs already in 4 months then I ever did in my previous BMW 540. The reasons for this are quite simple in my estimation. When you have your right hand on The yoke it simply pulls it down over time with the help of gravity. When you have your left hand on the yoke it also tends to go down pretty quickly as well. When you have two hands on the yoke it is rather hard to predict which hand is going to have more of a downward force over periods of time.
Another thing I've noticed more and more with the driving experience with the yoke is that when you do have two hands on the yoke, as you must, it makes for a very rigid driving position. I find myself in the seat, two hands on a yoke, head back up against the headrest, eyes shifting back and forth between mirrors in a very rigid position. Again, this is probably what you're shooting for if you're a race car driver and you have a couple hours that you need to be at your max performance. I find this rigid position rather ridiculous for everyday driving. I like more of a fluid position that a wheel affords it allows me to move my head around check my blind spots enjoy the scenery a little bit and all this kind of stuff. It's amazing to me how much I'm learning about human ergonomics and mechanics with this yoke. What I'd like to highlight here is it it fundamentally changes the driving experience and the driving position in a way that I find very detrimental to everyday drivers.
Anyway, I'm trading my plaid in on Monday for a model 3 so I only have a couple more days to experience this car. I've had it since March, put about 5,000 mi on it, and have done several long-distance multi-day road trips with it. I'm just writing this in case it is helpful to anybody else that's considering trying to yoke. Initially, I was against buying a model S because of the yoke and then I figured I would give Tesla a try with their engineering record. Obviously I should have gone with my first instinct on this but I'd rather get out now and enjoy a model 3 hoping that Tesla will offer around steering wheel in the future. I hope some of this information is of benefit to people.