Getting exercise while you drive

Did you know that Honda has created a concept car which has no steering wheel?

Well, before you get excited thinking that you could do your nails, apply make-up or eat your breakfast behind the non-existent wheel, this car will still need someone to drive it manually.

The difference is that this car, the EV-STER, has handlebars.

In order to move the car in different directions the motorist will push or pull the two levers available instead of turning a wheel.

And this isn't meant to make driving easier either!

Despite a spokesperson for Honda stating "It's fun, it is very tactile and it is very accurate", the concept steering system is also described as being like a ‘mini cross-trainer'. Furthermore the spokesperson added that "The car keeps the driver alert, because it is very sensitive to movement. Your whole body is kept moving".

It sounds exhausting, but we suppose that it would stop people who use their cars all the time getting unfit…
Still, this car won't appear on the market for another three years at least, so until then we'll have to keep putting time aside for exercise.

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