How To Hold Steering Wheel Clock 9 & 3 Instead of 10 & 2

Overview

What are the new position to hold the car steering wheel?

What  do clocks have anything to do with it? Check out the following video for answers:

9 & 3 Instead of 10 & 2

Airbag

If you had an older car that didn’t have airbags, it would still be a perfectly acceptable way to hold the wheel at 10 and 2 position. Some people feel that 10 and 2 gives them the most control, they need to be able to accurately & quickly react, however with power steering, the feeling is more psychological rather than physical. An analogy: so many people type their keystrokes so hard as if it were mechanical typewriter, actually it needs not be that hard.

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This article was originally published on cartrek.com on 2012-07-17. Content has been updated and expanded for 2026.