Mike_N_Ike

I don't know if they still teach this or not, but I remember when I was learning to drive, 10:00 and 2:00 was this standard for where your hands should be on the steering wheel when you drive.

I realized the other day that I seldom ever actually drive like this. I'm wondering how most people out there drive normally.

If I'm on city streets I usually have my left hand at either 12:00 or 6:00 and my other hand shifts.

On the freeway, usually either my right at 5:00 or my left at 7:00...maybe both.

Once in a great while I'll grip the steering wheel with the 10/2 or 9/3 or something like that - but it's usually on a canyon run or something similar.

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ski

I drive with my right hand on 5:00 and left arm out the window in an automatic

Left hand on 11 and right on the shifter for manual

10 and 2 only when taking sharp curves at slightly higher than posted speeds

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psycho-

Apperantly, with airbags now, 9/3 is the way to go

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Merlin

I keep them at 10 and 2. The way my steering weel is designed makes this pretty comfortable locations to rest my hands.

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bachviet

Still using 10 & 2 position.

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speedracer120

I used to drive using 10 & 2 when I first started driving with my Cavalier which didn't have airbags, but since then I've only driven cars with airbags and have kept my hands at the 3 & 10 when driving at decent speeds, but if I'm stuck in traffic, right hand is on six the left arm is hanging out the window or resting on the rest.

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Bires

9:3. I have a nifty T in the middle, so I can rest my thumbs on the sides.

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speedracer120

It helps that my audio control is at 9 and the cruise control is at 3.

DankNstickY

i always drive with left hand on about 1 or 2 o'clock. i drive about 1hr to and from school so i'm always just in that one position, so my steering wheel is all worn down in that one spot

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kimchicowboy

yeah. but with the airbags, i figure 7 and 5 are good because your arms are already bent to accomodate for an airbag.

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Burzhui

either one finger at 6 and other hand somewhere else
or when driving fast left hand at 12 and right hand on the shifter (mostly for the look )

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BigJon

Left hand 12, right hand on the middle console

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