# How do handle vehicle parts work?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [December 18, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990 "2018-12-18T19:17:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/1 "2018-12-18T19:17:27Z")
how do the ingame handle vehicle part work? i never used it so i confused and i try to keep my vehicle’s body as smooth as i can keep it since I tend for larger vehicles and thus i try to save space with the large frame by keeping the outside smooth
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### Author:  [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/2 "2018-12-18T19:45:29Z")
Handles are just frames with special graphics; they don’t affect vehicle speed differently than other frames.
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### Author:  [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/3 "2018-12-18T19:47:52Z")
i was more thinking hitting things while i drive.
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### Author:  [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/4 "2018-12-18T21:32:21Z")
Speaking of which. Do NPCs actually hold onto handles when attached to the outside of a vehicle?
Do they get flung if the vehicle moves to fast and/or taking corners?
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### Author:  [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/5 "2018-12-20T02:48:42Z")
Handles are for dragging things. I’m not entirely sure WHAT they do, bc you can grab and drag things without handles. Maybe it gives a bonus to drag weight…I dunno. But no, NPC’s won’t hold onto the handles, as cool as that would be. They will go flying during collisions if not in a seat with a seatbelt/harness. I’ve never seen an unsecured NPC get tossed during a turn or during hard braking.
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### Author:  [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/6 "2018-12-20T04:13:52Z")
maybe it controls what part is being pulledi have had pulled vehicals turn and end up under my guy
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### Author:  [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/7 "2018-12-20T21:00:09Z")
Hey brother. Little help with this topic?
What can handles do?
The only thing that came to mind is when Malk here mentions pulling. I then thought it may be for small “vehicles” such as a crane or something?
…and definitely not for NPCs to hold onto, ala mobster 1920’s cars?
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### Author:  [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-handle-vehicle-parts-work/17990/8 "2018-12-20T21:17:58Z")
Normal handles are the equivalents of frames, only with low durability, foldable and made from a single pipe. You can balance heavy machine guns and other weapons with the MOUNT flag on them.
Wooden handles are the equivalent of a wooden frame.
Light wooden handles are the equivalent of a light wooden frame.
Handles are not treated in any special fashion for vehicle speed, collisions, impacts, NPCs, dragging, or anything else. They are frames with a different graphic.