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Re: Thumbs in or thumbs out?
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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06/08/12 06:58 AM
06/08/12 06:58 AM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,862
the frozen wastes...
Pale_Roader
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Swears too much
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the frozen wastes...
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Every driving school i have been to it has been expressly taught that thumbs go no where near the inside of the wheel, for wxactly the before mentioned examples. Proper driving position should be elbows at 90* or less, hands at 9 and 3. Wheel is passed hand to hand, driving with the hands, not the shoulders.
Yup. Thats exactly how i was taught.
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Dan, while I completely agree with you,...I find it "funny" how this driver, driving a 64 Cheetah, known for being a handful of a car, drives the entire course, lap after lap with his thumbs locked around the rim of the wheel.....the driver is Mr Bob Bondurant... 
And it was by this guy. Haha
As for the thumbs breaking though... I've got the fix if you like to wrap your thumbs around the wheel when you drive/race... Just buy a cheap Grant steering wheel. I honestly think the spokes would snap on a thumbnail in an accident those things are so goddamn fragile...
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Re: Thumbs in or thumbs out?
[Re: Kern Dog]
#1241531
06/08/12 07:02 AM
06/08/12 07:02 AM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,862
the frozen wastes...
Pale_Roader
Swears too much
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Swears too much
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Yep. Thats how I drive.. More interesting though, is that over the years, my gas peddle has gotten me out of more potential accidents then my brake peddle.. go figure.
It irks me to see people use the brake pedal as their default accident avoidance regimen. Somehow, I instinctively developed a habit of quickly checking my perimeter for other cars, then steering around obstructions. I try to only brake when I am boxed in with no other choice.
Its not 'go figure'... its just good driving. Anyone i've ever driven with except my brother always got antsy because ov my reluctance to jam the brakes at any excuse. If i'm in a pinch i'll just go around, or through, and leave the idiots that cause the mess to figure out what just happened. It absolutely staggers my tech friends at how long the brakes last in my cars...
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Re: Thumbs in or thumbs out?
[Re: 70Cuda383]
#1241533
06/08/12 02:17 PM
06/08/12 02:17 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 21,345
Marysville, O-H-I-O
70Cuda383
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Too Many Posts
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Posts: 21,345
Marysville, O-H-I-O
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My wife hates it, and makes her nervous how I drive, but I think of it as "defensive driving rule #1, the best defense is a good offense" Defensive driving does not mean "slam on your brakes all the time and let the other idiots on the road dictate where you go"
**Photobucket sucks**
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Re: Thumbs in or thumbs out?
[Re: topside]
#1241535
06/09/12 12:01 AM
06/09/12 12:01 AM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,911
Oregon
hooziewhatsit
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Oregon
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Thumbs out here. "When in doubt, power out!" Told to me by my uncle before I rode a dirt bike for the first time, but it works in most other situations as well 
If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Re: Thumbs in or thumbs out?
[Re: 70Cuda383]
#1241536
06/19/12 05:55 PM
06/19/12 05:55 PM
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 6,571
Downtown Roebuck Ont
Twostick
Still wishing...
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Still wishing...
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 6,571
Downtown Roebuck Ont
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My wife hates it, and makes her nervous how I drive, but I think of it as "defensive driving rule #1, the best defense is a good offense" Defensive driving does not mean "slam on your brakes all the time and let the other idiots on the road dictate where you go"
Or as my dear Dad likes to say "never lift in a bad spot" 
Kevin
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