To reduce the length in an axis direction of a steering unit and
consequently to provide a vehicle steering apparatus with superior
vehicle mountability, a steering apparatus for a vehicle has a steering
unit, a reaction generating unit and a steered unit. The steering unit
and the steered unit are mechanically separated. The apparatus includes a
clutch that mechanically connects the steering unit and the steered unit,
and a backup unit is provided between the clutch and the steered unit and
transmits steering torque that is inputted from the steering unit, when
the clutch is engaged, to the steered unit. A rotation conversion unit
that outputs rotation in a rotation axis direction of the clutch that is
different from the axis direction of the steering unit is provided
between the reaction generating unit and the clutch.