In the past drivers were taught to keep their hands at 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock. Now it is advised to hold the steering wheel differently depending on your steering technique

Hand-to-Hand Steering: When using this method, your left hand grasps the wheel between 7 and 8 o’clock, and your right hand between 4 and 5 o’clock.

these changes were caused by the inclusion of airbags and steering wheels becoming smaller

it is also advised to not wrap your thumb around the steering wheel but instead keep it flush to the face of the steering wheel, because if you are in an accident and the air bag is deployed your thumb being wrapped can cause injury

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/steeringtechniques.pdf

https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/article/10322231/driver-airbag-hand-injuries-10-and-2-not-rule

  • WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My friend who is an EMS paramedic told me about the thumb thing. Apparently lots of people either get broken thumbs or they’re lost entirely.

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      1 year ago

      Had a friend tell me about after i got into an auto accident years ago. I was gripping the sterring wheel 10 and 2 with my thumbs closed in. TYhat shit hurt like hell.