hand on or off the shift knob when driving?

[alaskaman]

Right you are..........what GF would not understand it..........!!

 

[simple]

You dirty drivers. Did we learn nothing in drivers training? My hands are at 10 and 2. As should yours. Disgusting. Actually though...my arm is resting on the center console because that little tray that flips open on the lid of big-ass bucket begins to rattle.

 

[josh220]

I fail to see how it's disgusting. I like showing affection to someone I care about. It's not something explicit. Do you find holding hands disgusting too?

 

[alaskaman]

I think he was being facectious. no one would think being appropriate with the GF would be disgusting..........:biggrin2: :beer:

 

[josh220]

You mean facetious right? And yeah I would hope that no one though that way. If they do, they might want to look into their orientation a little closer.

 

[simple]

I was totally being ....whatever the hell that word is.

 

[alaskaman]

yah. like he said. facetkious.

 

[josh220]

lol

 

[andyman32392]

I drive with one hand on the wheel the other shifting through the gears(even though I have automatic) I like to get the most out of each gear.

 

[Bourbon City]

I do not know about today's vehicles, but in my younger days keeping pressure on the shift lever put added wear to the transmission, or so I was told.

 

[jrs2]

I try to follow Jim Morrison's advice in Roadhouse Blues (one of the greats).

'Keep your eyes on the road
Your hands upon the wheel.'

That's hands, not hand.

Try not to do this too often though.

'I woke up this morning
And I got myself a beer.'

 

[JohnsD90]

on the shifter (mines a 5 speed. YES) or left arm out the window and right arm on the wheel.

 

[Dayyou]

You should keep it off. It's bad for the synchros

 

[TeamLord]

for lack of a better poll, do you put you hand on your shift knob or off your shift knob when driving. and when i say "your shift knob" i mean the one on your damn 4runner.

I know this post is old, but it's new to me, and I laughed my ass off. #yotagirl

 

[Oakie]

I know this post is old, but it's new to me, and I laughed my ass off. #yotagirl

Ditto!

And hand on, btw.

 

[nc-grayson]

On. Habit

 

[Thefishguy77]

9&3


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[Fokakya]

On quite a lot of the time. Despite being a 2003 with no sort of manual auto, I like to manually shift into other gears, particularly for downhill grades to help lengthen the life of my brakes.

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[rossiski]

This is a funny poll;how about a thread titled "do you put your junk to the left or the right in your underwear?"?:nerd:

Respectfully, the poll becomes more interesting when we talk about automatic vs. manual transmissions. Resting your hand on the shifter of a manual transmission is a big "No-No". Automatic...no worries.

I prefer my hand resting habits to allow me good manual shifting technique.

Additional Internet reading on the topic:
https://shiftsst.com/articles/tech-tip-never-rest-your-hand-on-the-shifter/

Resting Your Hand on the Shifter - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk

 

[kcdehart]

Even though I have an auto 4th gen, I've been driving a manual car as my DD for years. So it's a force of habit to keep my hand on the shift knob.