How do you turn the wheel?

[2o6]

Well?

[Eye of the Tiger]

spinner knob

[Onslaught]

The Force

[2o6]

spinner knob

My mom told me that some lady's eye exploded from using that.

[the Teuton]

I use the Truffle Shuffle.

[2o6]

I use the Truffle Shuffle.

What are you, an old lady?

[Eye of the Tiger]

horsepower

[2o6]

horsepower

What if a little child is crossing the street?

[the Teuton]

What are you, an old lady?

[Eye of the Tiger]

What if a little child is crossing the street?

torque

[2o6]

torque

What if a young baby is puking in your mouth?

[Eye of the Tiger]

What if a young baby is puking in your mouth?

Shuffle (push-pull)

[Raza]

It really depends on how I'm driving and my mood.  I was going to start a similar poll on how you shift, but then I realized that I use a different grip for every shift, basically. 

When I'm driving hard, I tend to lock my hands at 9 and 3 and only go hand over if I have to.  For more relaxed driving, I tend to lock one hand at 9 or 12 and spin from there.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I laugh at all you noobs who think wrapping your hands around the "rim" is the proper way to steer. I just put my palm flat in the center of the wheel and twist.

[Raza]

I laugh at all you noobs who think wrapping your hands around the "rim" is the proper way to steer. I just put my palm flat in the center of the wheel and twist.

Well, my car has a working horn, so...

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well, my car has a working horn, so...

A rolling stone gathers no moss...

[sandertheshark]

Palm it with my left hand, usually.

[CJ]

Hand over hand, usually.

[ChrisV]

Depends on what I'm doing. Normal driving, slightly above 9-3 and sort of hand-over hand. Fast driving, especially autocross, then it's 8-4 and shuffle. Karting and formula cars, strictly 9-3 and only remove your hands to shift (if necessary)

[S204STi]

Combo of hand over hand and shuffle, more or less like ChrisV does it.  I also tend to drive with both hands at 9 and 3 almost all the time even in a straight line.

[r0tor]

use to be hand over hand... auto-x and karting have broken me of that for the most part.  Now its sort of a shuffle and fixed hand combo and always trying to keep the thumbs pointing up

[Cookie Monster]

Fixed hand most of the time, shuffle when I'm trying to turn fast and hand over hand when I'm going slow.

[NomisR]

Gangsta Lean with the wrist on top of the steering wheel!

Either that or I drive with my knees

[FoMoJo]

spinner knob

I had one of those on my '51 Mercury.  Without power steering, the wheel needed about three rotations to make a 90% turn .  Changing lanes was only about 1 rotation.

[NomisR]

I had one of those on my '51 Mercury.  Without power steering, the wheel needed about three rotations to make a 90% turn .  Changing lanes was only about 1 rotation.

You need 1 full rotation to change lanes?!?!   Smaller steering wheel might've helped.

[ChrisV]

You need 1 full rotation to change lanes?!?!   Smaller steering wheel might've helped.

Would have still taken the same amount of rotation, just would have done it slightly quicker. In order to change the amount of rotation, a different gear ratio in the steering box woudl have been necessary.

[FoMoJo]

You need 1 full rotation to change lanes?!?!   Smaller steering wheel might've helped.

I may have exagerated .  It was more like a half turn.  However, for a full-size car with no power steering, the steering ratio was pretty high.  As well, the wheel was huge and a spinner came in handy.  Now I, usually, just stick my finger where the wheel and spoke connect if I have to rotate it more than a half turn.

[rohan]

It depends on the situation and what the moment calls for.  I use all three but at different times for vary different reasons so I can't and didn't vote because they all apply at different times for different reasons..  I prefer my wife to use the push pull method most often though.

[rohan]

You need 1 full rotation to change lanes?!?!   Smaller steering wheel might've helped.

We use about 1/2 of full rotation to do an emergency lane change.  Over-cross-over-recover.

[sportyaccordy]

I laugh at all you noobs who think wrapping your hands around the "rim" is the proper way to steer. I just put my palm flat in the center of the wheel and twist.

1. Not everyone's car weighs 500#