On 20 Jan 2000 08:44:04 -0500 ron### [at] povrayorg (Ron Parker) wrote:

>I haven't looked at the whole thing yet, but I can tell you that this 
>part at least is incorrect.  If the front wheels are parallel, their 
>axes will never intersect.  In fact when you turn, one or both wheels 
>will skid just a little.

  Ackerman steering is an attempt to compensate for this. I believe all
modern cars (and race cars) have this ability built into their steering
components.

http://www.auto-ware.com/setup/ack_rac.htm

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