In this driving lesson video we're going to look
at how to use the steering wheel correctly when turning
you should use the push/pull method of steering
rather than crossing the hands or any other interesting or elaborate techniques
The push/pull method of steering the wheel is safer and easier
Its safer because your hands are away from the area where the airbag could deploy
in the event of a crash
and it's also safer for a beginner
because their forearms are less likely to meet
freeze us and be inflexible
It's easier because you have convenient access to the secondary controls
like the wipers, lights and indicators
and using the push/pull method of steering
requires less effort and less gripping of the wheel
and therefore less fatigue, particularly on a long winding country road
So that's the theory behind the push/pull method
let's now do a few turns so you can see me turning the wheel left and right
So if I was going left I would bring the left hand up to about 11 or 12 O Clock
and I would pull down with the left hand
and the next move would be to push up with the right hand
and then pull down with the left hand
and push up with the right hand
and if it was a right turn it would be similar, so I'd pull down with the right hand
push up with the left hand
and pull down with the right hand and push up with the left hand
so whichever way you are turning you lead with that hand
If you are turning left the left hand would come up
and if turning right the right hand would come up
Let's do a few turns now using the push/pull method
let's start with a left turn here
so because I'm going to be turning left the left hand will go up
so down with the left and push up with the right
not too much as it's not the sharpest turn so I don't have to steer too hard
and then straightening up so push up with the left
and bring the right up to meet the left
so a slight left coming up here- up with the left
like that
and just let the wheel react because it's not the sharpest turn
and then straighten up by bringing the left up
Now next we have a couple of sharper turns
so I might have to be a little quicker with the wheel
in terms of technique, so we're going to have a left and a right
so let's start with the left first
bring the left hand up like this
down with the left and up with the right hand
straighten up is down with the right and up with the left
and then down with the left and up with the right
now another left turn coming up here
It's a little sharp so I may have to be a bit quicker with the hands
so a left turn - down with the left and up with the right
and pull down with the right to straighten up
another left coming up here then
so I bring the left hand up
and pull down with the left
and push up with the right
Here we are going to try a few right turns using the push/pull method
so in this case the right hand will come up
so I'm about to take a right so the right hand comes up
and pull down with the right and push up with the left
and straighten up then with the left hand up to meet it
Another right turn - slightly sharper this time so
so I might need to be a little quicker in terms of turning here
right hand up and pull down with the right and push up with the left
just give it time to react and the left hand will come up to straighten up
so a bit of a sharp left/right here
the left first of all, so bring the left hand up
and then push up with the right
Now a bit of a sharper right coming up so bring up the right hand
down with the right and up with the left
down with the right and bring the left up to straighten up
So another couple of right turns coming up here then
as always taking a right - the right hand will go up
to about the 12 O Clock mark like that
It's not the sharpest turn so I don't have to give the wheel a lock
and then straighten up
another right turn coming up here so the right hand will go up
and then the left hand down
push up with the left and pull down with the right
straighten up then - left hand down, push up with the right