Gangsta lean

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See where he's sitting, then see where the headrest is located, about 6" behind the B-pillar. What a total and complete idiot.

Yeah, like this sod:

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:p
 
Yeah. You realize that the steering wheel in that car is roughly where the door handle is, right?
 
When I drive, I usually have my left hand on the wheel at 12 'o clock, mainly because it's comfortable there, and my right hand is resting on the shifter knob, or my arm is on my arm rest. I admit my seat is leaning back a bit so I'm not leaning against it while driving normally, but it is nice for when I'm driving on long stretches of road because I can just lean back and relax. Alternatively, I have my left hand on the left spoke or at 6 'o clock, or I have my right hand on the wheel and left arm resting on the window ledge.
 

The worst part about that Honda guy is that his neck is going to be in serious danger when he's going to get involved in an accident...

"Bicycle gets hit by car. Car driver dies, biker has bruised legs"

Seriously :sick:
 
When I drive, I usually have my left hand on the wheel at 12 'o clock, mainly because it's comfortable there, and my right hand is resting on the shifter knob, or my arm is on my arm rest.

So it's relaxing to extend your arm so you can reach 12 o'clock?
 
It's a sacrifice one has to make to be gangsta smooth.
 
So it's relaxing to extend your arm so you can reach 12 o'clock?

Try it. Gravity pulls your arm down, but because your fingers are curled around the top of the wheel, it requires no effort to hold your arm there. When holding the wheel at 10 to 2, you have to physically hold your arm up because you can't support the weight on the wheel without turning it. It's just lazy driving.

The 'gangsta lean' is farily common in old Minis - firstly because there isn't enough space to be unable to reach the wheel, and secondly because if you crash and the steering column moves straight up, it goes through the roof rather than your head.
 
I tried it before. It wasn't very comfortable. But my seat was probably too far back.
 
Roo
Try it. Gravity pulls your arm down, but because your fingers are curled around the top of the wheel, it requires no effort to hold your arm there.
All except that the downward pressure on the steering wheel means you're swerving back and forth and having a helluva time staying in any lane, much less your own.

The only people I ever see doing the gangsta lean are ricers (cause it's cool), Appalachian Americans (cause they're lazy), and genuine gangstas (don't talk back, fool).
 
All except that the downward pressure on the steering wheel means you're swerving back and forth and having a helluva time staying in any lane, much less your own.

The only people I ever see doing the gangsta lean are ricers (cause it's cool), Appalachian Americans (cause they're lazy), and genuine gangstas (don't talk back, fool).

Do none of you stick shift drivers do this? Whenever I'm in a situation where I'm using the console shifter a lot and I don't have to work much at the wheel (like traffic) I generally put my left hand on the top of the wheel because it seems to be a pretty natural place for one handed driving.

Or am I just a poseur ricer trying to be a poseur gangster?
 
My car doesn't have a very comfortable center armrest so I just avoid leaning on it. All my other buddies have huge bolsters on their seats so you just kind of sit there, relax, say "Hold this wheel for me", and then dose off a bit.

No actually that's a horrible idea. :lol: I usually put my hands on the steering wheel spokes because they're in a comfy spot. I find I can never stay put in my lane when I lean.
 
I dunno, my hands are usually 9 and 3, left hand is always at 9, though sometimes will sink to 7 or 8 on longer highway stints. If I am in any traffic though, 9 and shifter or 9 and 3. Usually right hand comes back up right after I shift.
 
I dunno, my hands are usually 9 and 3, left hand is always at 9, though sometimes will sink to 7 or 8 on longer highway stints. If I am in any traffic though, 9 and shifter or 9 and 3. Usually right hand comes back up right after I shift.

Ditto for me too, though i shift with left...
 
It's not so much the 12:00 position as hanging off from that position like an orangutang that's stupid.
 
I dunno, my hands are usually 9 and 3, left hand is always at 9, though sometimes will sink to 7 or 8 on longer highway stints. If I am in any traffic though, 9 and shifter or 9 and 3. Usually right hand comes back up right after I shift.

Yup. Left arm resting on the windowsill with hand at 9-10 o'clock, right hand at 2-3 o'clock except when I'm shifting. I never rest my hand on the shift knob except when I'm actually preparing to shift. It wears the shifter forks unless you're extremely careful not to push/pull the shifter at all, which defeats the purpose of resting your hand there.
 
All except that the downward pressure on the steering wheel means you're swerving back and forth and having a helluva time staying in any lane, much less your own.

Well my Jeep has a steering stabilizer, so having my hand resting on the top of the wheel presents no problems in terms of swerving back and forth. Heck, on a flat road my Jeep will track straight with no hands on the wheel going 55!

Do none of you stick shift drivers do this? Whenever I'm in a situation where I'm using the console shifter a lot and I don't have to work much at the wheel (like traffic) I generally put my left hand on the top of the wheel because it seems to be a pretty natural place for one handed driving.

Or am I just a poseur ricer trying to be a poseur gangster?

I do this, as mentioned on the previous page.
 
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