Dry steering is the act of turning the

steering wheel A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel, a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles. Steering wheels are used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles, buses, light and hea ...

of a vehicle while the vehicle is stationary. This can be exceptionally difficult in the absence of

power steering Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering. Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver can ...

. Some believe this to cause increased wear to the wheels, compared to when turning in motion.

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* Automotive steering technologies {{vehicle-stub