[ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???

[kywes@bellsouth.net (Wes Brockway)]

I have actually taught my children to utilize the car straightening itself
by keeping the hand(s) in contact with the steering wheel but loosely so the
wheel will turn but in touch enough so that they can maintain control as
necessary. I find trying to "guide" the steering wheel back to a straight
position actually results in poorer steering results. And yes the books say
two hands on the wheel at the 10 and 2 positions but I usually reserve that
for high speed interstate driving and around town use one hand as I find I
am able to react faster with one hand on the wheel and the other ready to
assist as needed.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Bates" <indiana_red@hotmail.com>
To: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>; <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???


> What he said !
> Excellent advice.  I do both of those things as well though ; )
> I guess I'm too old for people like my folks to give me driving
instructions
> though.  Driving in a "spirited manner" however may ocaisionally require
the
> wheel to straighten out faster than a "hand over hand" will allow.  At
least
> that is what I remember. Ask Craig if he remembered to "Hand over Hand" it
> on his auto-X run that recent posts have been about  : )  Extreme example
I
> know..... It has been a year since I have driven mine : (  Actually the
last
> time I did it that way might have been for my driving test when I was 18.
> 17 yrs ago.
> HTH
> Ken
> '79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly"
> "...it's working...It's Working...!!"
> '86 16v (parts car)
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>
> To: <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???
>
>
> > Technically your dad is correct, you want to always have a firm two-hand
> > grip on the wheel and feed it from hand to hand when unwinding from a
> > corner.
> >
> > Also, resting your hand on the shifter has been known to wear out the
> shift
> > mechanism and/or transmission input seal depending on the design of the
> car,
> > plus you don't have as much control as quickly if both hands are not
> already
> > on the wheel.
> >
> > On the other hand, I'm happy if you are simply paying attention to your
> > driving and not yapping on the phone/applying mascara/reading the
> > newspaper/scalding your lap with hot coffee.
> >
> > If you intend to pursue performance driving, whether at the autoX,
driving
> > events or full-on racing, you will find it better and easier if you work
> on
> > your good habits on the street rather than have to remember to do it
just
> at
> > the track.
> >
> > $0.02
> >
> >
> > Christian Els
> > Columbia, MO
> > 1987 Scirocco 16V, For Sale
> > www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marko Latrell" <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 July, 2002 07:04
> > Subject: [ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???
> >
> >
> > > When coming out of a turn while driving through city streets I let the
> > wheel slip through my hands as the front end straightens out. This makes
> my
> > Dad crazy, if he is in the car. He says it shakes him up. I guess the
> right
> > way it to feed the wheel gently back into place hand over hand, but I
just
> > let it go by itself. Who else does this?
> > >
> > > Also he says that I have gotten into the bad habit of usually keeping
> only
> > one hand on the wheel. I usually rest my right hand on the shifter. That
> is
> > a bad habit, no?
> > >
> > > As a side note/question, isn't $300 kind of steep for a used SS 2.25
in
> TT
> > exhaust w/borla for an 8v?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Marko
> > >
> > > ---
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> > > 84 GTi
> > >
> > >
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