I have noticed in a lot of WRC videos I have and a bunch of track racing videos, that a lot of people drive with 2 hands on the steering wheel at all times. I have trained myself to always have only 1 hand on the wheel at all times. No matter where I drive. Up in the mountains, on the freeway and in the city. I have tried for the last few weeks to actually use 2 hands on the steering wheel, but its hard to re-learn. It is especially hard to turn with 2 hands on the wheel for me. I know its probably a bad habit, since you will have more control of the steering wheel with 2 hands. But I am trying to re-learn.

How many of you use 2 hands on the wheel at all times?

How many of you use 1 hand on the wheel at all times?

How many of you use your knees to drive while you pound a Coke with one and Talk on a cell phone with the other?

 

I always try for 2 hands. Better control. Unless I'm pulling out a fiver for the toll, then it's some good ole knee action.

 

If I'm making a hard or fast turn, say on the freeway, I will use 2 hands. Regular turns I use one hand. left hand on 12, right hand on stick Otherwise it's 10 and 2 using both hands.

 

dude- You have trained yourself WRONG!

Any driving school from your local "how to drive for teenagers" to a full week of Tim O'Neill's rally techniques, as well as all the high performance track schools -

WITHOUT EXCEPTION- they are all going to tell you that you should have two hands on the wheel "at all times" with the understanding that you'll need to take one hand off to shift on occasion.

There might be some controversy as to whether "10 and 2" vs. "9 and 3" positioning, and some schools of thought differ on when to adjust the hand positions in a turn and little details like that, but you ain't goin' to find ANY professional driving instructor anywhere on the planet telling you it's OK to drive with one hand on the wheel as a general practice.


As for steering with the knees...... only while talking on the phone and simultaneously twisting up a burner.....



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two hands most all the time....
its usaully.... Left hand: 9 o'clock and Right hand 5 o'clock....

edgar,

 

i think it depends. I normally use 1 hand unless I'm trying to get the car to kick out.

Then it's a mix of 2 and 1.

 

heehee

 

Yeah, I know. I has just been a bad habit for me. I have been trying to drive with 2 hands for a few weeks now, but it just feels uncomfortable. I guess practice makes perfect.

Kurlee Daddee
(THE ORIGINAL)

 

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When I drove an auto, I use to drive with my right hand all the time. I even went so far as to drive with my right hand all the time without using my left (that includes using the turn signals and stuff). I was that comfortable.

Now that I have a manual, I've trained myself to use my left hand instead. Driving with my left hand on the steering wheel at all times is still uncomfortable, especially high speed freeway runs even with easy turns. But eventually you get used to it driving normally. As you said, practice makes perfect

 

Oh my...

 

i have this exact same problem. i would put both hands on the wheel, only to notice 5 minutes later that my right hand is either resting on my arm rest or on the shifter...

 

i was born with 3 hands.

so with a manual transmission, it always have at least 1 hand on the wheel.

 

1 Hand on the steering wheel, 1 hand on the shifter. however when i'm getitng my cell phone or toll money, both hands on jeans and 1 knee on steering wheel.

 

Two hands all the time- only use one when I shift, then right back to 9/3 (I find that gives more turning radius than 10/2).