DIY: How to hold your steering wheel

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- Contrary to the belief that there is no correct way to hold the steering wheel, there are at least a couple of ‘correct’ ways to do this. Let us pick the two most widely regarded to be the best options.

- The ‘Ten-to-two’ position is the one favoured by a vast majority of drivers. If you imagine an analog clock showing 1:50, the tips of the hands are where you would place your hands. Some manufacturers like Fiat provide grips at this position on the steering wheel.

- This position offers you the maximum movement without having to relinquish your grip of either hand while turning the wheel.

- It is usually coupled with the ‘hand over hand’ method of turning the wheel if you have to turn the wheel a lot.

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First Published on 10:53 am, February 13, 2012

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Astraist

(Posted 6 Months Ago)

The ideal hand position is quarter to three. End of story. Putting the hands further away from each other gives a more "balanced" base for holding the wheel and gives you a wider range of motion as you turn it, allowing to turn (if needed in an emergency avoidance situation) as much as 260 degrees of steering in each direction, quickly and percisely, while keeping the wheel "secured" in the grip of your hands.

One last reason is that when coupled with a well-adjusted posture, holding the wheel at quarter to three is more ergonomic by holding the wheel further below shoulder height. In fact, the rim itself is intended to support that kind of grip. The dents on the inside of the steering wheel at 10 and 2 are supposed to allow the driver to "lock" the thumbs under between the dents, rim and crossbrace.

Astraist (Posted 6 Months Ago)

Holding the wheel SLIGHTLY higher or lower than quarter to three might be needed in unique cases involving oddly-shaped or badly-positioned rims, bad seating position or when the driver's stature is to small or thin.