The popular belief is that having your hands at 10 and 12 is the safest way to drive, but this is wrong. According to AAA, the best way to hold the steering wheel is to place your hands at 9 and 3.
It can either be 10 and 2 or 8 and 4. Think as your steering wheel is a clock.
Your hands should slide around the wheel and never allow your hands or arms to cross.
9 and 3
To reduce forearm injuries, hands should be placed on the lower half of the steering wheel, with knuckles on the outside and thumbs streched along the the rim of the steering wheel. Elbows should be able to rest comfortably by your sides.
I understand it is now 4 and 8 because of the air bag.
I understand it is now 4 and 8 because of the air bag.
you have to take the horn cover off, unscrew the nut, and either use a steering wheel puller or your hands. You can place both your hands on the underside on both sides and hit upwards.
It will but not as effectively.
The driver/operator moves the steering wheel with his hands and arms.
To remove the steering wheel from your 1985 Chevy Celebrity: First remove the horn button. There should be a keeper at the tip of the steering shaft, remove it. Remove the nut that holds the wheel in place. Use a steering wheel puller to actually remove the steering wheel.
Your hands should be at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions on the steering wheel, and not crossed over one another. It's not "10 and 2" anymore because steering-wheel-mounted airbags can break your wrists at that angle.