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In most vehicles the steering is so light and over boosted and the steering feedback non-existant, that driving with one hand is pretty easy. I used to drive with the left hand at 11 or 12 most of the time (cruising in a straight line) in my pre-sportscar cars. Even then it used to seem odd to me at the folks that drove with the right hand at 12 and the left arm dangling out the window like. It's like that left arm was made of stinky cheese, or maybe they had helped birth a cow earlier, and didn't want to be sharing space with that arm.

Years ago when I was interested but clueless I picked this video up at my local Blockbuster.

That video stressed driving with both hands.

It wasn't really until I bought my 911 that I had to drive with both hands. Now it's pretty much habit, and I do notice how much more control that I have with two, but convincing your avg numbnut that control is better than looking cool and convincing them that they have more control with both hands is just not going to happen.

Still, driving with one hand at 12 is better than driving with your knees or with a couple of fingers at 6 or with your hands on the spokes as if you were riding a bicycle.

PS I actually did learn a few things from the video, but then at the time, I was clueless, so that really isn't saying much.
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