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Snoopping
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Just wondering how you hold the steering wheel as you drive. Most of the time I hold it at the quarter to three position with my thumbs along the rim. I've seen some interesting ways as I run around the place, makes me wonder how people control the car if something happens.
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Quarter to three or ten to two when I'm in excess of 130kph otherwise an easy elbow on the door and three fingers.
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usually left hand at 1 o'clock, or on the centre of the wheel.
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Whats a steering wheel?
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i hold either at 12 with 1 hand LOL (gotta keep moving my hand to see the speedo, or i hold the sides of were the horn is (looks like ive got someone round the neck) or i hold my forklift handle
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Number 5 is alive!
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Do knee's count as hands?
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Usually 10 and 2, boring maybe, but I know I'm 100% in control
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Right hand at 3 o'clock. Mine is a manual, so I usually have the left hand on the shifter, and rest it there.
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wife handles the wheel, i work the pedals.
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Right hand at 5 for cruisin and left hand on the shifter. When i know its gonna be a bumpy ride i use 2 hands where your supposed to.
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Two pieces of string does the trick for me. One tied to the left-hand side of the steering wheel, via the gear selector and the handbrake. The second one is tied to the right-hand side of the wheel via the door grab and the seat fore/aft adjuster.
I find this method very useful out on the open road at cruising speeds, however in the city I get a lot of people that notice me and ask why I'm tugging between my legs when driving. I don't know why they ask, it makes driving more enjoyable if anything. |
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If i'm feeling serious it'll be 10 to 2. Otherwise it's right hand at 2, or left hand at 10 (depends how tired my arms are, and if i'm driving a manual). The 6 and 6:30 people are the ones who scare me! -Stu ![]() |
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Right hand at the top of the Steering Wheel, left hand on the Console.
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10 to 2.
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Right Hand at 2 o'clock and Left Hand usually resting on my thigh.
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9 to 3, if I'm cruising, 9 to 2 with arm on the door.
I've never seen any form of racing where the competitors drive 10-2, one arm in the middle with the arm out the window, or both hands near the bottom of the wheel. Quote:
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12 o'clock. sorta the same as Grechie, gotta keep moving my arm to see the speedo.
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When I'm just cruising, right hand wraps around the grip at 4 oclock (ED boat wheel, not the 5(?) poster) and left arm resting on centre console and hand on gear knob. When I'm feeding it through some nice backroads, hands at 2:45 and 9:15 unless shifting.
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knee or 2 oclock :P
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I have left hand aroung 2 or 3 and the right between 10 and 11.
I never put my hand on the centre or the 'handle bars' of the wheel as it's way to dangerous and you have close to no control.
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