Posted on 02/16/2018 11:13:02 AM PST by nickcarraway
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Actually, now some of the “experts” are saying 9-3 because if the airbag is deployed with your hands/wrists above it, you may get severe hand/arm injuries .....
But, yes, 10-2 has been widely taught for decades.
Just wait for police doing warrentless gun confiscations. Oh wait. There wont be anymore cops. The rise of the militias.
Either way, it hardly seems like a legitimate basis for “suspicion.”
Of course, it seems like a silly pretext for “suspicion” when it is standard Driver’s Ed fare.
Maybe the reasoning is that so few drivers actually do it that someone trying to drive perfectly “by the book” is a suspicious character, heh heh.....
Not any longer. 10-3 or 8-4 is better. The reason is because of the airbag. At 10-2 you can be degloved, have your hand amputated or even get your hand blasted back shattering your face in the process.
As to your question as it relates to the article, only people high, drunk or smuggling something use 10-2. heh.
It used to be 10 & 2, but with the advent of airbags most driving schools recommend 9 & 3. This is because the airbag *could* break your arms when it deploys.
Airbags: a bomb in your steering wheel: What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Before power steering it was practically required. Truckers loved the steering knob.
Prediction: Both decisions against the government.
California Suicide Knob
My first thought, admittedly, was "who hides their bike under a tarp?... probably somebody who had stolen it."
Second thought was - how hard is it to get a warrant?
Seems to me the spoke of the wheel would interfere with a 9-3 position. Someone else recommended 8-4. That accommodates the spokes, but I think it would be uncomfortable. Of course, not as uncomfortable as getting your hand blown off.
Police watch for people driving too carefully. They assume the person is trying to avoid being pulled over. How’s that logic?
especially when pulled over, they want to see your hands.
Actually, lots of motorcyclists store their legally-owned, not stolen motorcycles outside under a tarp or cover to protect it from the elements and prying eyes when it’s not in use. This is such a commmon practice that outdoor covers are stocked in every Walmart in America.
One of my two motorcycles is stored indoors, the other is sitting outside right now with a cover on it.
The spokes of the wheel are usually set up to not only allow but encourage a 9 and 3 hand position. Professional rally and race drivers never used 10 and 2 as it is less conducive to control in the first place.
That’s not an automobile, it’s a motorcycle
How do they know he was the one driving?
140 MPH, the only thing they saw was his tag getting smaller
They should’ve never come past the sidewalk, no felony.
Never,never,never let them search w/o a warrant
They can explain to a judge why they need it, then explain why they didn’t find anything.
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