When I was first learning to drive off road, I was taught never to have either of my thumbs inside the steering wheel - the concern being that in the event of hitting a rock/tree stump/some other obstacle, the reaction would be that the relevant wheel would be twisted and the resulting torque would make the steering wheel spin, potentially breaking your thumb, if it could be hit by the spinning wheel. If not broken then badly injured. Obviously the idea is not to hit such an obstacle, however in thick vegetation, mud, or water, it's not always possible to see things.
I was watching ("lockdown" exercise) a 4WD youtube video the other day and noticed that some of the experts involved were driving in very uneven conditions with their thumbs inside the wheel.
Am I the only one to have been taught that this is a bad idea?
I was watching ("lockdown" exercise) a 4WD youtube video the other day and noticed that some of the experts involved were driving in very uneven conditions with their thumbs inside the wheel.
Am I the only one to have been taught that this is a bad idea?
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