How do you hold the steering wheel?

"Bandit" (2bandit) 08/09/2013 at 17:01 • Filed to: poll

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Do you do 10 and 2 or 9 and 3? Do you do hand over hand to turn or twist your arms like a race car driver? I've always wondered what other people do.

I drive 9 and 3 and twist my arms when possible. It works well with the Trans Ams relatively tight steering ratio and wheel design.

Victorious Secret > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:04

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9 and 3 and twist. Regular, track; never lets me down.

When I'm feeling gangster its one at 7 and one on the e-brake. Because ladies love hap-haphazardly performed 180 degree displays of stupidity.

doodon2whls > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:04

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7 & 5 on the hwy

9 & 3 on the surface streets

high noon on the cruisin' strip, yo ! LAID BACK !!!!111

Takuro Spirit > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:06

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9 and 3, and shuffle that shit.

(fun fact)

I almost failed my driver's test in my Firebird by driving with my hands at 5 and 7.

Guy said I was "milking the cow", and wouldn't be able to swerve well enough if a kid ran out in the street. I wanted to comment that I'd still hit him because of the shitty brakes.

Bandit > Takuro Spirit 08/09/2013 at 17:07

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I would probably say the exact same thing.

Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:08

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9-3. Twist, shuffle. No set pattern really.

q: What happens when you have your arms crossed and the airbag deploys?

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:09

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9 and 3. Especially after an F1 race haha

Telumektar > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:10

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9 and 3, I twist most of the time, except when parking.

Chteelers > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:10

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Powerfist.

j/k, 9 and 3. As is proper.

Decay buys too many beaters > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:10

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Depends on the car, in the Jetta I drive with one hand on the wheel quite often. When using two hands, it usually ends up around 7 and 5.

In the FR-S it's always 9 and 3. There isn't anywhere to rest my arm even if I wanted to and the steering wheel is very comfortable to hold at 9-3 for long periods of time.

twinturbobmw > Takuro Spirit 08/09/2013 at 17:11

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Putting your hands at 5 and 7 is actually better because the lower you hands are, the more lock you can have without crossing your hands.

Takuro Spirit > twinturbobmw 08/09/2013 at 17:13

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Yeah I figured that out after the test, but I was so intent on passing (had failed the first time in my mom's Astro van) with my POS Firebird, I didn't think about it till later.

Sectorgraphics > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:13

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13.45 (24 hours)

promoted by the color red > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:21

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One hand GUM TAPE BATTLE TO THE DEATH! That's why they call me Godhand. /no, that's a lie

I alternate between 9 & 3 and 4&6.

Brian, The Life of > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:22

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Roughly 9:30 & 2:30. Hand-over-hand on the road, twist on the track.

Anon > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:23

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9&3, though sometimes I switch to 10&2 on the highway.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:24

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I've noticed that I like to keep my hands at 9 and 2 - I think it's because I find it keeps the turn signal stalk within closer reach of my left hand.

I started out driving at 10 and 2 because the '05 Matrix I'd learned on had grips there.

Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin > Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents 08/09/2013 at 17:26

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Nothing good.

desertdog5051 > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:29

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I steer with my knee. I'm always too busy eating, rolling a joint or texting.

Hoccy > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:36

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Usually between 9 and 12 with one hand, and one hand on/close to the gearlever. When driving fast on twisting roads 9 and 3.

Breakfast Burrito: The True Resident Burrito > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:46

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It all depends on the situation for me.

-9 and 3 if I'm driving proper.

-If it's nice out and I've got the window down I put my elbow on the door and just do 9 with my left hand and my right hand on the shifter.

-If I've been sitting in traffic forever I put my left hand at six and my right hand on the shifter.

-If it's a particularly fun road I'll twist my arms for a turn, but mostly it's hand- over-hand.

-If I'm backing out of somewhere or turning around, I'll palm the wheel

magman007 > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:53

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like 9:45 and 2:45, right where my thumb nubs are, and I typically shuffle steer.

Blondude > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 17:58

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9 and 3 because racecar.

lonestranger > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 18:14

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I'll admit it, when driving my truck, I'm one of "those guys" that just uses one hand, hanging his left arm from 11:00. I'll shuffle with two hands in situations like parking lots and intersections though, and I NEVER grab the wheel underhanded like this:

GreenN_Gold > Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents 08/09/2013 at 18:19

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Spaghetti

GreenN_Gold > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 18:22

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Like a boss.

Is that your actual interior? That is super clean.

Just wear your damn mask... > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 18:25

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10 and 2 for older cars
9 and 3 when an air bag is involved.

Unless you've got a quick steering box, you're going have to shuffle or arm-over-arm it.

pianomanzero > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 18:34

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9 and 3, and twist, nice and proper.

That is unless I'm hanging my left elbow way out of the goddamn convertible, slouched with my right hand up on top of the wheel (cause ev'ry kid knows that makes you a badass, and I like feeling like a badass, even if I am getting too old to behave like that and drive a thirty year old car).

Sometimes I'll even high-five a muhfugger going the other way.

No, not really. I'm much too boring for that.

9 and 3, twist, nice and proper.

Sparf > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 18:40

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In driver's school I was taught to keep my hands slightly above 9-3 (10-2 I suppose) since some kind of psychological research concluded that you subconsciously look further ahead when doing so. I also regularly get slacky while cruising and tend to put my left hand at 11 or 12 o'clock... It's a bad habit of mine. Whenever I do any kind of spirited driving or the like I switch to 9-3 and twist though.

Leadbull > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 19:19

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9 & 3, twist or shuffle. Just depends.

Or 5 & left arm on door when I'm feeling lazy.

Bandit > GreenN_Gold 08/09/2013 at 21:01

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No :( My interior is black and I have an autotragic.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 21:37

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My wheel* (which for some reason everybody else makes fun of) forces me to use 9 & 3, and you know what? After almost a year with the car I've come to realize that it's more comfortable and easier to control the car than with 10 & 2.

* Not pictured. Mine's black, and I've got the fancy white faced gauges with the optional tach.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Victorious Secret 08/09/2013 at 21:40

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I often drive with my hand resting on the shifter despite my car being an automatic.

Blathering Seagulls > Bandit 08/09/2013 at 23:14

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I love the handgrips on my 128i's steering wheel, so I'm often at 10 & 2.

But I'll admit, when I'm cruising on the freeway, I usually just hook an index finger in the little slot where the leather stitches together.

Bandit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/09/2013 at 23:35

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Me too

Matthew Henry > Bandit 08/10/2013 at 01:07

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10-2, and twisting my arms. Though, with my Jeep, it usually ends up being 9 and noon, with my left elbow on the open window. Not the best for technical driving, but seems about right for cruising.

Saracen > Bandit 08/10/2013 at 02:43

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9-3 when driving in a sporting manner. I love the thumb cutouts on my delicious VW steering wheel. I use both shuffling and hand-over-hand (the correct term for "twist), depending on the situation.

JasonStern911 > Bandit 08/10/2013 at 15:14

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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Bandit 08/13/2013 at 12:09

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9 and 3 if I am on a narrow road with a good amount of traffic or some other poor road conditions. Otherwise its one arm at 12 and the other whereever (I switch up left/right since its an automatic). Sometimes I will also switch from 12 to 6, depending on how lazy I am.

GreenN_Gold > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2013 at 15:40

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Having captained said wheel myself for 114k miles, I can say that people make fun of it because it's a little big and rather ugly, but it is very comfortable and useful.

I have a 3-spoke wheel now which is much more attactive, but I miss the option of resting my hand at 6 when I'm stopped.