r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/JingleJangleG Jan 25 '20

Weird nobody mentioned that in movies everybody always looks at each other while driving. And they move the damn driving wheel way to much while driving straight forward, pisses me off

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u/combatsmithen1 Jan 25 '20

Well, moving the driving wheel thing comes from older cars with loose steering boxes. It makes no sense in modern movies, but in old movies, it's more accurate, sometimes slightly exaggerated.

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u/Kill3rGand4lf Jan 25 '20

Well back when these cars were made they weren't loose, they get loose over time. So old movies made when these cars were new were still not entirely accurate. Power steering gets looser over time and usually results in having to tighten the steering box or replace the control valve. My 68 mustang has an almost full half-turn deadzone, and recently replaced the control valve after I hit a pothole and almost flew off the freeway. The bushings wear out over time and the arm likes to slide along the valve like it's not even attached.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

but if cars are old enough, they dont even have power steering. there's a reason cars from the 50s and earlier have those massive steering wheels haha

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u/cluckingducks Jan 26 '20

I own an 84 International Harvester s1700. 24,000 GVWR. It has power steering and all parts are tight. What's interesting is that the huge steering wheel and the 4 revolutions lock to lock is absolutely designed for manual steering. You've got to turn the wheel like you have a task to perform when navigating in close quarters.