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One small step for van
Page 32
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YOUR ROADTEST on the full forward-con trol Toyota Dyna (CM 6 April) raises the question of whether it is preferable for a van to have its cab entry step in front of or behind the front wheels.
The Bedford CA, circa 1960, and the Ford Transit, five years later, broke the mould with their short bonnets and rear-of-wheel cab entry The key benefit of such a configuration is that a delivery driver needing both hands to carry a largish package on board can step in without the aid of a grab handle or the steering wheel.
With a full forward-control layout, at least on a vehicle as small as a 3.5-tormer. the step (as well as being barely one human foot wide) tends to be vertically underneath the backward-sloping A-pillar.This means the driver, in getting himself on board, must perform the kind of contortions that require a steadying hand.
By the way, it was a pity that in your roadtest the accompanying side elevation drawing (giving dimensions) showed a quite different vehicle to the Dr,ma — with its cab steps behind the front wheels.
Alan Bunting Harpenden Hertfordshire