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do you drive with your right hand or left hand?

Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:22 pm
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90892 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:22 pm
i hadnt given it that much thought but today i was taking my daughter's car to a carwash (subtle i did something nice for kid flex) and the radio controls were on the righthand side of the steering wheel...like 6 inches away from the volume dial on the radio itself.

annoyed me i guess because i rest my right hand on the middle console most of the time and drive with my left so i need the volume controls over there.

i know i know..dumbass cad problem of the day but it just doesn't feel right to drive with my right hand and leave my left hand resting on the door arm wrest.

inbefore all OTers drive 10/2 religiously.
Posted by TT9
Global warming
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Posted by TexasTiger33
Member since Feb 2022
14113 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:25 pm to
When I was younger, I would have my left hand at 12 o'clock on the wheel.

These days, I put my left elbow on the windowsill and hold the steering wheel at 9 o'clock with my left hand unless making a turn.

ETA:

This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 2:26 pm
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
12437 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:25 pm to
I drive with my knees
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
8983 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:25 pm to
My right hand still rests on or near the transmission shift...even though I havent had a manual in years.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135050 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:27 pm to
10 and 2 big boy, 10 and 2.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
24634 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:27 pm to
Use my knees. I use my hands to drink and smoke while driving.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
174915 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:27 pm to
left.
beer in the right.
Posted by SonicAndBareKnuckles
Member since Jun 2018
1841 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:29 pm to
quote:

inbefore all OTers drive 10/2 religiously.


That's antiquated. It should be 9 & 3.
Posted by Phate
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
11786 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

My right hand still rests on or near the transmission shift...even though I havent had a manual in years.


This is me. I drove a manual for so long I can't stop myself from putting my right hand on the gear shift even though I have an automatic now.
Posted by guzziguy
Lake Forest
Member since Jun 2022
749 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:36 pm to
Right hand, using a Speed Knob.
Both my Odyssey and CX5 have very slow steering at parking lot speeds so after many attempts of addressing the problem without success I just installed a Speed Knob at the five o'clock position on both vehicles.
I can cruise with my right arm on the center console and "one finger on the knob".
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
21680 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:40 pm to
2 Chainz once said "left hand on that steering wheel, right hand on that pussy"
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
36161 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:41 pm to
I usually rest my left elbow on the console and have my left hand at 10 or 11
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13299 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:42 pm to
Learned to drive a stick shift at 13, and my first car was a 5-speed. Drove it from my sophomore year in high school to my sophomore year in college, and got so used to having to use my right hand to shift all the time that I'm still not comfortable driving with my right hand only. Sometimes I'll use both, but very rarely do go right hand only. Had automatics for years, and then bought another 5-speed Jeep that I had for about 6 years, and even though I sold that 7 years ago I still can't get used to using my right hand.
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
21773 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:42 pm to
Not gonna answer this seems like a thread title edit trap
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90892 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:45 pm to
that may be it..every vehicle i owned prior to 15 years ago was a stick so probably learned behavior over a 30 year period.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
90892 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:46 pm to
quote:

Not gonna answer this seems like a thread title edit trap


fair, but thats not really my thing on here.
Posted by RebRxV
Member since Oct 2022
435 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:47 pm to
I have a self-driving car so I can clap my hands and knees when We Will Rock You comes on the radio.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
12849 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:47 pm to
Left hand. Right hand needs to be free, because that's where the guns are.
If I'm about to downshift and floor it, I'm in the race car locations.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15567 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 2:50 pm to
Left hand on wheel, right hand holding/scrolling on phone.
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