I was taught the 9-3 position long before air bags existed so i think it is
a bogus rationale.
On Jun 27, 2015 10:53 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Gerry
I notice you drive top-hand a lot of the time. Do you find that
Saw this exchange on another list. Comment?
Gerry
I notice you drive top-hand a lot of the time. Do you find that at all
unstable, as opposed to the 9-and-3 grip most recommended these days?
The 9-and-3 position is recommended to reduce the chance of possibly
gruesome injuries to the
I think that when I learned to drive, the push-pull was called the shuffle,
and was frowned upon. It was too slow and in-efficient. That was when most
cars didn't have power steering, and it seemed that the average was 8 turns
of the steering wheel, lock to lock. I was learning to fly at the same
Top of the wheel was always what my dad did when he was too tired to keep
driving but too proud to let mom take over.
I was taught what I think you're calling push-pull by one of the car test
jockeys for a non-car magazine, probably Tom McCahill of Mechanic's Illustrated.
I picked it up shortly
