"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
06/03/2014 at 20:01 • Filed to: None
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"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
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No SR20, but I saw an unmodified late model Civic with a Brodie knob on the steering wheel today. The dude was clearly not disabled and the car did not have hand controls. I can think of no explanation for this.
Brian Silvestro
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:02 |
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Laziness?
lone_liberal
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:03 |
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My dad always called them necker knobs because they allowed you to drive and "neck" with your girl. Ah, the days of bench seats and no seat belts.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:03 |
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Bro, old-school JDM.
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Brian, The Life of
> lone_liberal
06/03/2014 at 20:06 |
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Yesh! Bench seats and road dome are like peas and carrots ;)
Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:08 |
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Brodie knob? You mean suicide knob?
How many different names are there for things....
Tekamul
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:09 |
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I've always known them as suicide knobs. Not sure what a handicap has to do with it, I've always used them to whip the wheel around extra fast. Great for field boggin'
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Brian, The Life of
> Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
06/03/2014 at 20:11 |
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I always knew them as Brodie knobs. Since my GIS using the term worked, I'm assuming that was a common enough term for them.
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Brian, The Life of
> Tekamul
06/03/2014 at 20:14 |
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It's common for folks that use hand controls but have limited use/strength in their hands to have them on their steering wheel.
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Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:14 |
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Suicide knob did bring up a few as well.
I'm just kinda surprised at how many names there are for different things, not just these knobs, but other things.
I can't think of examples right now, but just in talking to my friend from Carolina, like a Bubbler.
jkm7680
> Brian, The Life of
06/03/2014 at 20:29 |
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That's strange, some prefer it I guess? Maybe an Off-Duty truck driver, Lol.
tromoly
> Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
06/03/2014 at 21:08 |
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Hey now, I love the Brodie knob on my end loader at work, makes turning while having a hand on the bucket/fork sticks so much easier.
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Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT
> tromoly
06/03/2014 at 21:10 |
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A suicide knob has a reason to be on the loader, I've driven a few, and simply clutching the wheel and turning doesn't work.
I just tihnk Brodie knob is a weird name..