OPPO QOTD

"Joe_Limon" (Joe_Limon) 08/14/2013 at 15:00 • Filed to: None

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What seating position do you drive in?

Do you crank the seat up high so you can see all of the surroundings?

Are you grounded, lowering the seat to the lowest point but remaining in an upright position to maintain visual contact of your surrnoundings?

Are you grounded to the ground? Seat lowest position, and reclined till you can barely reach the steering wheel all in the name of lowering cog.

Or...

Do you have no idea what you are doing, have the seat fully raised, and recline the back so your head can fit?

AddMustard > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:02

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All the way up, steering wheel all the way down, and back far enough so that with the clutch fully depressed, my leg is fully extended.

Brian, The Life of > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:04

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Grounded. Seat bottom tilted back a bit. Seat back fairly upright. Positioned so my elbows are slightly bent with my hands at 9:30 and 2:30.

Z_Stig > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:06

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(not really)

AbigGRNboot > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:07

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In the front left position, unless out of the country, then sometimes front right.

Semi-upright, I guess.

Seat is reclined about 2 notches, and height is more than half way up/forward. Gives good visibility, and whee/pedal placement for me in most cars.

Leadbull > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:08

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Grounded, but upright. And back nearly all the way because of my long legs. If I had a telescoping wheel, it'd be out all the way to give me more knee room.

Party-vi > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:08

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Seat: fore/aft enough for my feet to reach the pedals

Back: reclined enough for a 35-45 degree elbow when my hands are on the wheel

Butt: down as far as possible

Thighs: Up as high as possible, with my front bolster pulled out.

The pic isn't mine, but the seats are the same.

dogisbadob > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:08

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seat fairly low but slightly upright

DocWalt > Leadbull 08/14/2013 at 15:11

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This.

joemcm > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:12

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I prefer seat all the way back to where I can't really reach the pedals, back reclined almost all the way back, left hand at noon and right arm wrapped around the passenger seat. Example :

In all seriousness, I drive with the back fairly reclined and the seat pretty far up so my elbows are at a 45 degree angle at 9 and 3. I keep the seat as low as possible.

Casper > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:14

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I slide forward enough that my wrists rest on the steering wheel, tilt the seat until I'm at a comfortable upright angle. After the first 5 hours this may deteriorate into a more slouched, one handed approach.

The Real Dacia Sandero > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:37

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In my Miata I slide the seat back as far as it goes and then recline it until it touches the wall behind me. Otherwise I can't fit. It's still upright though, and quite comfortable.

In other cars my procedure is make the front of the seat as high as possible with the back as low as possible. I then adjust the for/aft, steering wheel, and backrest so that the backrest is pretty upright, I can see the gauges, and my wrist can touch the top of the wheel without straining. It ensures I can get the most reach of the wheel and best support with the seat.

Hermann > AddMustard 08/14/2013 at 15:42

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This.

Except I adjust the steering wheel for the best angle to view the instrument cluster, and so that when my arms are almost stretched (but still relaxed) my wrists touch the wheel.

AddMustard > Hermann 08/14/2013 at 15:44

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If I had a telescoping steering wheel I'd push it farther away, but I'm limited by my feet position, so my steering wheel is closer to me than I'd like.

The Real Dacia Sandero > AddMustard 08/14/2013 at 15:48

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Ideally, you never want your leg fully extended. In a wreck, if your knee is locked and your leg gets pushed, it can break your hip.

Hermann > AddMustard 08/14/2013 at 15:51

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That really sucks, when it's too close. I feel like a granny driving.

On my current DD the Wheel doesn't adjust, I hit the column all the time with my knee when I clutch. I'm getting used to it (the car is less than a month old), but on the first week I hit my knee so often it got bruised.

PowderHound > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 15:53

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Seat as low as it can go which isn't too low, I can still see everything perfectly fine. Back is nearly upright maybe ever so slightly reclined, changes depending on how far I am driving most of the time. Seat is forward quite a bit as I don't like having my legs straight out when playing with the pedals, knees have a good bend and pushing in the clutch all the way my leg isn't locked as far as it can go. Any further back and things just feel weird but further back makes my steering wheel just perfect, it would be nice if it would go back maybe an inch or less from my current position.

AddMustard > The Real Dacia Sandero 08/14/2013 at 16:05

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Well, not locked. With my leg in a comfortable extended position, my foot out, is how far I am. I'm not stretching by any means, that would be uncomfortable especially with city driving.

BurningDinosaurs > Joe_Limon 08/14/2013 at 16:50

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Good question. I've actually had this conversation recently..

I drive a decent number of vehicles (I don't actually currently own a road-legal car.) Depends on the vehicle. In taller vehicles I like to sit up higher (better visibility of things below me). In a normal road car or something sporty I prefer to have my eye level just above the level of the wing mirrors.

Seat almost completely upright. Wheel setup so that the badge at the center is pointed to the middle of my chest. While belted in the top of the steering wheel should hit me right at the wrists with arms fully extended.