Abstract: A steering wheel includes a boss portion disposed at a rotation steering center side, a grip portion disposed around the boss portion, and an operation lever portion disposed between the boss portion and the grip portion. The operation lever portion is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft portion provided close to the boss portion, and is configured to allow a press-down operation and a pull-up operation while the grip portion is gripped. A press-down operation surface of the operation lever portion is disposed along a grip surface being an upper surface of the grip portion, at a side separated from the rotation shaft portion and close to the grip portion, between the grip surface and an upper surface of a pad covering an upper surface of the boss portion. The rotation shaft portion is disposed above a lower end surface of the grip portion to be covered with the pad.

Abstract: A steering apparatus for an automotive vehicle having a steering mechanism arranged to steer a set of dirigible road wheels in accordance with a steering effort applied to a steering wheel, wherein the steering mechanism is designed to preliminarily bias the road wheels leftward or rightward in a condition where the steering wheel is placed in a neutral position for straight travel of the vehicle.