Need Help with Hand Over Hand Steering Technique.

[choi_ji_woo]

Hi, I need some help with the HOH steering technique, when going right round a bend, i follow the book but something seemed to be wrong and I failed the prac.. and I can't really remember how the instructor tells me what to do.

 

I try to list the 6 steps as taught in the book..

 

1. Both hands hold steering on the outer ring.

 

2. Push steering wheel with left hand to the right, while releasing grip of the right hand.

 

3. Cross right hand over the left grabbing hold of the outer ring.

 

4.Right hand pulls steering wheel to the right, while left hand releases its grip.

 

5. Left hand grabs outer ring on the left and pushes steering wheel to the right, while right hand releases its grip.

 

6. To return steering wheel to the straight position or turn left, the procedure is reverse.

 

 

My questions are 1. do I really need to make so much turning going around a bend, will I be over steering?

 

And what does the last step mean? (6) When I am existing the bend and need to straighten my steering wheel again, do I just simply push the wheel back to the left, or I need to do HOH(Towards the left) AGAIN??

 

Thanks for any advises.

[j1605198987]

u learning driving? i cant do this hand over hand thing well too... i can do for left turns... but i cant do for right turns.. haha

[Enotsol]

Think of it like pulling a pulley. If you have already attended the practical, you will realise the steering ratio needs you to turn almost 1 full round for a 90 degrees bend.

[choi_ji_woo]

yah i learning now.. geksim sia. see all the uncles aunties turning so easily, i turn everytime c**kup, dismoralising sia.. Actually I want to know the very last step, how to turn back to straight position? just push left or another HOH, got so complicated or not.

[archenemy]

wah...this is like 2nd nature to me till i dont even know how i do it everyday...

 

when i drive..i try to pay more attention....

[Throttle]

Originally posted by j@March 03, 2007 04:00 pm

u learning driving? i cant do this hand over hand thing well too... i can do for left turns... but i cant do for right turns.. haha

you sound as though you have a problem with psycho-motor skills.

 

a good way to practise.

Go to Timezone , buy lots of credits, spend them on the driving games.

[Throttle]

Originally posted by choi_ji_woo@March 03, 2007 04:50 pm

yah i learning now.. geksim sia. see all the uncles aunties turning so easily, i turn everytime c**kup, dismoralising sia.. Actually I want to know the very last step, how to turn back to straight position? just push left or another HOH, got so complicated or not.

see me previous post

[Enotsol]

Returning the steering wheel to centre is hand-over-hand as well. A way for begineers to gauge how much they have turned is to put your hands on the 3 and 9 o'clock positions with the thumb straight on the steering wheel .

 

When you turn left, release your left hand and use your right hand to turn the wheel. When the right hand reaches the 10 o'clock position or so then grab the wheel at 4 o'clock with your left hand. Release your right hand and pull your left hand back to 9 o'clock and right hand holds the wheel again at 3 o'clock. That would be one full round and vice versa.

 

Man.. I had to simulate myself driving to type that out. Sooner or later it will become 2nd nature to you with more driving. Of couse when you have a few years under your belt driving your own car, you might be doing a one-palm-on-steering-wheel turning.

 

Learning to drive in the arcades isn't exactly accurate because the steering wheel can only go through a max of 270 degrees for most arcade machines.

[choi_ji_woo]

ok thanks. but lastly, all these HOH may NOT 100% be turning the wheel one FULL around right, no matter for turning or straightening back, that depends on the sharpness of the turn right?

[Enotsol]

If you are not going through a filter lane or doing a 90 degrees turn or a U-turn, there's hardly a need to do hand-over-hand. For normal gradual/gentle bends, all you need is shuffle the steering wheel.

[choi_ji_woo]

@ first i also thought so.. but I learning @ bbdc. those in subject 1.04 should know what I am saying, out of 4 bends, we are required to HOH for 3 bends, which i also feel dun really need. But back to my question, HOH is not really 100% one full round for bend right..?

[jkaiser]

u learning @ bbdc too? i just cleared 5.01. Can tell u once u move beyond stage 1, most instructors wun care how u turn ur wheel... i use a combi of HOH and just plain 1 hand-pushing.. of cos when u do the "wrong" techniques, make sure u can still retain control of your car lor. A lot of the instructors dun practise wat they preach anyway..

[ah786786]

lol,this HOH style,was the first 1 when i started learning,have no problems using this .....

[Siao_Liao]

i dunno how to use HOH leh...1 hand driving...lolz

[Me_No_Money]

cant rmb wats tat liao...do u guys really memorise at which bend nid to turn 1 rd or half etc??as a learner i jus use my eyepoint to judge.i drive slowly n adjust accordingly.anyway, i think as a learner its owis safety n confidence tat e testers r looking out 4.

[jkaiser]

most circuit left turns are full lock

circuit right turns are usually full round

 

road not a problem, u got time to adjust one...@ most is full lock for tight left turns

[madman]

wat is HOH technic...my instructor neber teach me b4 leh...wahahaa...

 

and why the hell they make turning sound so difficult? just follow the road and turn lah...

[choi_ji_woo]

what is difference between full lock and full turn??

[Enotsol]

Depending on different car models, most cars can turn about 2 1/2 turn in each direction. Full lock would mean turning it to the max while full turn is basically just 1 turn.

[MonoWorld]

i've jz cleared my pract 5.01 yday. din noe ur instructor emphasized so much on the HOH. so far attended 13 practs and sometimes my instructor told me to drive wif 2 hands.

 

old habits are hard to die with.