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ELI5: Why are steering wheels on buses positioned more horizontally than vertically?

Why are steering wheels on buses positioned more horizontally than vertically?

A friend casually raised this issue the other day over lunch and it stuck with me. I assume it has something to with better handling but I don't know for sure.
gpt
It’s for leverage. If power steering fails, you’ll be able to turn easily if the steering wheel is in the horizontal plane. Notice how they are bigger for this reason. The simplicity in design other comments suggest it’s just a bonus, one extra joint it’s not big deal nowadays.