Anyone pulled their power steering fuse?

[Zebra]

Curiosity got the best of me today so I pried the 50 amp fuse out of the fuse panel and gave manual steering (aka: armstrong steering) a try. I have to admit that I was impressed with the improved handling on the highway. Keeping the Yaris going straight is full-time job with the EPS, it's much better without.

BUT...... Under 30mph it was just way too much work and in my opinion, somewhat unsafe. Manual steering in just about any other car needs less effort and yes the steering wheel is too small for manual steering. Still, it would take more than a big steering wheel to make it tolerable on a daily basis.

Having a system to attenuate the EPS at higher speeds might be the answer. I really like the effect on the highway but that's where it ends..