Better steering wheel grip for cruising

Jack370Z

From what I've heard the "10 & 2" position was recommended before air bags were installed in all cars. Now the recommended hand position is 9 & 3 to reduce the chance of injury to your arms if the steering wheel air bag should deploy.

Reference the hand position at the bottom of the steering wheel palm down isn't a good idea. I remember teaching my daughter to drive and her using the palm down/bottom of the steering wheel position during cruise...I had to try and break that habit since if she needed to make an evasive maneuver her hand/arm rotation would be severly limited...your shoulders just won't allow but about a quarter turn of the wheel and a "for sure" broken wrist if you crash IMHO.

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ProfessorDave

I've read 8 and 4 is preferred for this reason. The little bumps on the steering wheel (where your palms would go) suggest Nissan is trying to guide us there. But we're not sheep, are we

I do the one at 12, one on the shifter a lot. When cruising in the Mazda3 on the highway I do the one hand low that the OP mentioned. That way if the air bag deploys my hand will be directed by the force to protect my crotch. Driving with a cup is just too uncomfortable.

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