CountersteeringCountersteering is used by single-track vehicle operators, such as cyclists and motorcyclists, to initiate a turn toward a given direction by momentarily steering counter to the desired direction ("steer left to turn right"). To negotiate a turn successfully, the combined center of mass of the rider and the single-track vehicle must first be leaned in the direction of the turn, and steering briefly in the opposite direction causes that lean. The rider's action of countersteering is sometimes referred to as "giving a steering command".
Outline of cyclingCycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the activity of using / riding bicycles, (at least partially) human-powered, wheeled vehicles (typically by foot pedalling), for purposes including transport, recreation, social interaction, exercise, sport, therapy, other purposes, or any combination thereof. Persons engaged in cycling are called cyclists, bikers, or sometimes bicyclists. They typically either dress for where they are going, or for the cycling, sometimes having another set of clothing with them, or arranged.
Tilting three-wheelerA tilting three-wheeler, tilting trike, leaning trike, or even just tilter, is a three-wheeled vehicle and usually a narrow-track vehicle whose body and or wheels tilt in the direction of a turn. Such vehicles can corner without rolling over despite having a narrow axle track because they can balance some or all of the roll moment caused by centripetal acceleration with an opposite roll moment caused by gravity, as bicycles and motorcycles do. This also reduces the lateral acceleration experienced by the rider, which some find more comfortable than the alternative.
Direction (automobile)La direction d'une automobile, ou d'un véhicule routier en général, est l'ensemble des organes qui permet de modifier l'orientation de sa trajectoire et donc de prendre des virages. Dans un véhicule à roues, le conducteur fait varier l'angle de dérive (angle entre le plan de roue et la trajectoire de la roue) des roues directrices (ou de la roue directrice) en agissant sur le volant (ou le guidon). L'effort ainsi créé entre la route et la bande de roulement fait tourner le véhicule.
