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> This is felt as kick-back to the driver and if it’s bad enough can rip the wheel out of your hands. Some of you may have had that experience in the past. It
by mauvehaus 4y ago
> This is felt as kick-back to the driver and if it’s bad enough can rip the wheel out of your hands. Some of you may have had that experience in the past.
It can also break the driver's thumb, if the thumb is on the inside of the rim. If you're driving over rough terrain, you're well advised to keep your thumbs on the outside of the rim. This is true even at low speed. I once had to pull a car up onto a normal-sized curb and did so at low speed. Doing so definitely kicked the wheel.
- pwpw 4y agoI was taught to do this in open-wheel racing. Thumbs stick straight up rather than gripping inside the wheel. And on bigger crashes, completely let go of the wheel as quickly as possible.
- techdmn 4y agoMy dad taught me that when I was learning to drive. What's the last thing you do before impact? Let go of the wheel.
- ComputerGuru 4y agoAnd, counter-intuitively, get off the brakes! This returns/angles the nose of the car up, which can be the difference between life or death if colliding head-on into a larger object (like a deer).