Stephen wrote:What you have to realise is that there are very few day to day driving situations that require alternative steering techniques outside PP , perhaps reversing is one that would require rotational.
that is probably true - but I think the new approach is more about understanding that there are a range of options - knowing their strengths and weaknesses - understanding the context in which to apply them - learning the discernement to choose appropriately as and when...
that might still mean that push-pull is used for a high % of the time, or it might not - that you could use it doesn't necessarily make it best...
I think that for someone wanting to learn a method which works for the majority of the time then it makes sense to teach just one method - but going beyond that in ability means you want to understand and be able to deploy other options even though you might only occasionally use them...
I have never analysed how often I use push-pull, there are certainly times when it feels as though it is the right method - but equally other times when it is not necessarily the most efficient...
if I drive my 1971 landrover it clearly makes a lot more sense with its steering rack / large wheel / etc. to use push pull - but in the z3 with a lot shorter lock-to-lock / power steering / and a different general style of driving and how I take bends / corners - then it makes less sense - I could use it, but I am more likely to deploy a range of styles and feel more comfortable in knowing that I have options
Alasdair