Best Steering Wheel Hand Position | Auto Expert John Cadogan

Best Steering Wheel Hand Position
The web is drowning in car reviews and automotive technology deconstruction - but hardly anyone ever talks about arguably the most important part of the car - you - and becoming a better driver. So let’s do that.
Here’s a new segment - Pro Tips. Every Tuesday I thought you and I might sneak off for a quickie, in the most hetero possible way, aimed at upgrading your software. Could be pretty useful if you’re teaching someone to drive, too. Here we go.
How you hold the wheel is vital - and there really is no alternative to getting this right if you want to exert control over the driving process. Put your thumbs at nine and three - not coincidentally where the thumb-rests are, and leave them there. Here’s why.
* Upright and symmetrical - vital for perceiving the world
* Indexed for straight ahead - vital in a crisis
* So you won’t spoil the deployment of the airbag
If your shoulder needs to leave the seat back to move the wheel around, you’re sitting too far away.
Get the hand placement right, everything flows from there. After a few weeks, it feels like the most natural possible way to drive (because - newsflash - it is). Once you get used to it, it’s actually more relaxing to drive with your hands at nine and three than any other way.
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