When driving, I like my hands to be at the...

[SSonnentag]

Where do you normally place your hands on the steering wheel when you drive?

 

[slight]

idk man, Im usually all over the wheel as needed. i dont really have a set position

 

[Shann]

Well, normally 10-2, but lots of times I drive with one hand, and then its more like a 9 or a 3, depending on the hand. When I had my little tercel, I could steer quite fine with my knees but the truck is a little too roomy for that.

 

[SSonnentag]

I was just curious because back in the day we were all taught the 10 and 2 o'clock position. But now with the whole airbag thing we're being told that lower is better because your arms will get blown off or broken at the upper locations should your airbag ever deploy. I've always taken the relaxed and comfortable (at least for me) 6 o'clock position, usually only one hand too.

 

[Daniel Dorn]

I drive a stick, and have for most of my life, so use my left for steering. I am almost always at 9 o'clock (90% of the time). If I'm in a more tense driving situation and need both, it's at 9 and 3. Driving with one hand, I tend to cover the wheel with a leather cover, if it's too slick, to make sure I have enough grip for the one hand.

 

[David_Parker03]

I keep them at the 10&2 o'clock position....sometimes one handed, or at the bottom of the wheel....but I never wrapped my thumbs around the steering wheel....I've met a few people who suffered from broken thumbs when the airbag threw their arm off....or something to that effect....usually a broken thumb is the least of their injuries at that point, but dunno....I guess its just another form of mitigation.

 

[NightMare Silverado]

I drive with just my left hand and normally set it at either 10 or 6 10 in town 6 freeway.

 

[BagofDeadCats]

Left hand at about 8:30 and right hand on my wifes leg =)

 

[Gollnick]

On the steering wheel? How would I hold my phone, my beverage, my lunch, do my hair, or shave?

 

[parbajtor]

I keep them at the 10&2 o'clock position....sometimes one handed, or at the bottom of the wheel....but I never wrapped my thumbs around the steering wheel....I've met a few people who suffered from broken thumbs when the airbag threw their arm off....or something to that effect....usually a broken thumb is the least of their injuries at that point, but dunno....I guess its just another form of mitigation.

If you have your thumbs hooked through, you WILL break them in the event of being T-Boned

 

[type00rev]

7 & 4......drifter style for me!!

 

[richard thurman]

what happens if you only drive with one hand?? how are you to change the radio station,get a drink?? I think the post poll should have that too.

 

[Thrustus]

Was taught 10 & 2 but believe race drivers drive 9 & 3.

 

[Coduhhh]

I drive with them at 9 and 3.

 

[UffDa]

I drove a stick shift for 14 years and got in the habit of steering with my left hand at 7 o'clock unless I'm making a turn or parking. When turning, my hands are usually at 10 and 2.

 

[JAB]

Oops, somehow mistook that I was posting in W&C..sorry

 

[MVF]

The latest thinking (that I've heard) is that with all the modern cars having such quick power steering, they are now recommending 7 and 4. The thought is that it helps avoid overreacting to sudden situations - in other words, people tend to steer too hard when something comes up and consequently lose control.

I use everythink from 10 and 2, 9 and 3, and 7 and 4 depending on traffic, speed, my mood....

 

[mwerner]

When I use two hands, it's normally the 10-2 position mostly.... However I habitually drive with one hand. Police.... Using the radio and all.
I have heard that they are teaching kids nowadays not to "cross" the arms when making sharp turns for the airbag reason described above... They want you to do the "old man" thing of keeping the hands at the sides of the wheel and feeding it through to the other hand.
Years of high-speed driving training out the window....

 

[Bufford]

I drive with my hands on the ten and two, but there was a time quite long ago when I had to drive the lousy delivery truck and had to use the old style brick cell phones of the day. Sometimes I had to use that heavy phone while driving, so I drove with one hand working the manual shift, the other holding the phone and used my elbow and knees to work the steering wheel.

 

[hung-solo]

one hand mostly. either at the 9 or 12 position. leaves the other hand free for keeping up relations with other much slower drivers.