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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
8. I heard that years ago but I also found I have more trouble turning that way and
Sun Dec 6, 2015, 11:36 AM
Dec 2015

if you lose your power steering the wheel can be jerked from your hands. So I semi compromise, except my wheel has a big center console thing that forces my hands out of place. Maybe they should design a car so you can drive in control, but not have your thumbs broken.
Sorry, I have been having a big time car design is down the toiled for that last few expensive months - first I had the key lock problem which turned out that my car computer module did not tell the engine and transmission that my key was in the lock (no longer physically connected), so I could turn it all I wanted and it would not kick in. lucky it was semi in recall, so that was done for free, then my transmission would disengage, turned out that the computer module would not tell the transmission that I stepped on the gas, so it thought I was adrift. - so the replaced the foot pedal, engine acceleration and transmission computer modules and rebuilt my gas pedal, and made me pay, then when it still didn't work, they replaced the battery which was strong enough to turn on the car but apparently not strong enough to run all the computer modules and then it worked. is nothing mechanical anymore?

Anyway, you can see why I am afraid of losing power steering when that computer module goes out.

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My husband took an MuseRider Dec 2015 #1
Also - 10 inches (a sheet of copy paper) between wheel and chest. underpants Dec 2015 #6
I learned that I had been using my side mirrors incorrectly all these many years. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #13
Whaa? They aren't paint scrappers for the garage door???????????? HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #36
I don't like 8 - 4 MuseRider Dec 2015 #25
Sounds like my 2 mile trip home with our flat screen underpants Dec 2015 #34
LoL I had a few trips home from IKEA like that too! flygal Dec 2015 #68
They say the best used furniture is a mile down the highway from ikea (on the side of the road). Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #72
I have to say that Sean Hayes, who played Jack on Wll & Grace is a constantly working actor and very Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #2
Thanks. I should have included his name. underpants Dec 2015 #4
I just feel compelled to point that out. But the steering wheel hand placement is very important and Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #55
Love that guy! Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #43
I keep one hand on at high noon. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #3
Ewwww. That doesn't sound good at all. nt MADem Dec 2015 #58
I enjoy my commute a lot. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #62
I guess you do.... nt MADem Dec 2015 #63
let's cut to the chase here Skittles Dec 2015 #67
Why not both? AngryAmish Dec 2015 #69
SCHEDULING ANGRYAMISH FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Dec 2015 #71
Makes sense liberal N proud Dec 2015 #5
Thanks for the info on why NV Whino Dec 2015 #7
I heard that years ago but I also found I have more trouble turning that way and hollysmom Dec 2015 #8
I'm all for them saying there's a proven... DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #15
They had shifted it to 3 & 9 for a while. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #9
At least you learned something at traffic school tularetom Dec 2015 #10
Only 3 short 10 minute films but they were on....gulp...VHS underpants Dec 2015 #31
Yeah, I got a ticket a couple years ago for an illegal turn. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #73
They had shifted it to 3 & 9 for a while. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #11
I've been trying 8-4 and it slows me down underpants Dec 2015 #32
For me it really varies. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #39
Which is where mine will stay. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #47
Agreed. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #50
I just posted twice by accident. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #12
Don't try to post while driving. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #16
I was trying to post before my morning coffee... DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #21
Hands should be at 8&4 for proper posting underpants Dec 2015 #28
No. The proper position is 12 with the other hand holding your phone on speaker. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #14
LOL underpants Dec 2015 #26
Ok darn, I thought you were supposed to use your knee libdem4life Dec 2015 #29
I had my hands at 10 and 2 during an airbag deployment. Codeine Dec 2015 #17
Same here. kiva Dec 2015 #38
Also, Mythbusters tested this. The airbag Codeine Dec 2015 #18
Well then there's that underpants Dec 2015 #30
I'm only 5 feet tall Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #19
Same with my wife. Codeine Dec 2015 #22
You could pull the fuse. I'm at the other end of the spectrum, overly tall and it's what I do (talle MillennialDem Dec 2015 #23
Another danger -- this may be a New Jersey thing... Hoppy Dec 2015 #20
I've always driven that way IDemo Dec 2015 #24
I took out my airbags and interior cabin Facility Inspector Dec 2015 #27
I'll be on the lookout for you underpants Dec 2015 #33
Airbags don't matter when every trip Codeine Dec 2015 #45
Left thumb hooked over the wheel spoke on the left side of the wheel, House of Roberts Dec 2015 #35
Another good way to break your thumbs. bluedigger Dec 2015 #48
I learned to stay ON the road. House of Roberts Dec 2015 #57
Just going off the beaten path, not racing. bluedigger Dec 2015 #66
I'm a 9:30 and 2:30 kind of guy madokie Dec 2015 #37
My kids were taught this and that "shuffling" turning method. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #40
I was never any good at either technique for the most part. Codeine Dec 2015 #46
No airbags in a 442. Throd Dec 2015 #41
My man! Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #64
Using your knee is safest while texting. DuaneBidoux Dec 2015 #42
I usually drive with the left hand at 7. ileus Dec 2015 #44
I think that's bad advice. DirkGently Dec 2015 #49
Good info...nt Mosby Dec 2015 #54
yep been that way for years, good you Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #51
What about 2 and 8? What if I drive with my knees? still_one Dec 2015 #52
My kid learned that from driver's ed recently. Doesn't matter to me as I steer with my knees. Brickbat Dec 2015 #53
Kinda.awkward Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #56
This will all be moot when I get my XBox controller Codeine Dec 2015 #59
I've heard one hand on the bong and one hand on the cell phone. lovemydog Dec 2015 #60
As long as one hand isn't at 4:20. nt U4ikLefty Dec 2015 #61
i'm a 6 driver... lame54 Dec 2015 #65
I steer with just one hand like a tough guy, the left all the way on top Reter Dec 2015 #70
Anyone that drives an emergency vehicle is taught 9 and 3, airbags or not. kentauros Dec 2015 #74
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