I mean, if you know the backstory it makes sense that the developers made settings to make it as lifelike as possible by having stuff like racing pedals work.
TLDR of the backstory: Developers wife was really into sewing and was pretty good at it. Unfortunately she got a disease that made her joints really loose (i think, the exact details are probably different) and she could no longer sew and work machines. So the Developer made a sim game for her to be able to enjoy making and designing dresses again.
Well here's a fun fact for you: The reason we have medical gloves is because one doctor was in love with his nurse and didn't want her to quit. She was one of the followers of germ theory and took handwashing before operations serious but the chemicals they used back then were breaking down her hands so she would have to quit and the doctor didn't want to lose her and voila we have them everywhere now.
Source. Sadly, they didn't have a happy marriage and all that as was typical of that time period and women who liked to use their brains.
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u/skynutter 18h ago
I mean, if you know the backstory it makes sense that the developers made settings to make it as lifelike as possible by having stuff like racing pedals work.
TLDR of the backstory: Developers wife was really into sewing and was pretty good at it. Unfortunately she got a disease that made her joints really loose (i think, the exact details are probably different) and she could no longer sew and work machines. So the Developer made a sim game for her to be able to enjoy making and designing dresses again.