For all the technology and speed that combine to make bobsledding one of the most exciting events of the Winter Olympics, the driving controls of the actual sleds appear a little ... uh ... underwhelming.
In case you've never seen the inside of a bobsled, here you go. #Sochi pic.twitter.com/lwRXHZcc0C
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) February 10, 2014
Imagine trusting the above mechanism while rocketing down a slippery course with hairpin turns at 80 miles per hour. I'll stick to a minivan navigating suburban neighborhoods, thank you very much.
