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No turning on the spot

What we are doing

Real cars do not turn when they stand still. We multiply the steering by ratio, the speed compared with the top speed: 0 when standing, 1 at full speed. It is worked out at the very top of update, before the speed changes.

```js
function update() {
  const ratio = speed / MAX_SPEED

  // Steering works better the faster you go.
  const steer = (keys.ArrowRight ? 1 : 0) - (keys.ArrowLeft ? 1 : 0)
  playerX += steer * 0.04 * ratio
```

What it means

• ratio = speed / MAX_SPEED goes from 0 (standing) to 1 (top speed).
• steer * 0.04 * ratio: no steering when standing, full steering at top speed.

Your turn

1. At the top of update write the ratio line and an empty line.
2. Above the steer line write the comment.
3. Multiply the steering by ratio.

Skills: Velocity and gravity

← Steering The grass is slow →

All steps

1. Sky and ground
2. Draw again and again
3. Perspective
4. One piece of road
5. A road made of segments
6. Where we are on the track
7. The road ahead
8. Stripes
9. Paint from far to near
10. Kerbs and a center line
11. Striped grass
12. Moving is one number
13. Which keys are down?
14. The gas pedal
15. Brake, coast and a top speed
16. Your car
17. Speedometer
18. A pedal for phones
19. Move the camera sideways
20. Steering
21. No turning on the spot
22. The grass is slow
23. Steering by touch
24. A track with curves
25. Bend the road
26. No jumps in the curve
27. Which segment am I on?
28. Curves pull you outwards
29. Other cars
30. Distance on a loop
31. Cars that shrink with distance
32. Traffic moves
33. Rear-end crash
34. Counting laps
35. Show the lap
36. A lap timer
37. Show the time
38. Best lap
39. Show the best lap
40. Racing or finished
41. The finish line
42. Finished!
43. Race again
44. Build it yourself: beat the clock