What is probably the most important rule about steering may not seem obvious. When driving you not only steer with your hands, but also with your eyes. You do this by looking where you want the car to go, this in turn will tell your brain what to do with your hands and steer accordingly. Your peripheral vision (i.e. your vision to the sides) helps you to keep your road position.
Pull-push method
This method ensures that you keep both hands in contact with the wheel at all times and that the wheel is never allowed to spin out of control. Once the wheels are fully turned left or right this is known as full lock.
The procedure for turning full lock to the right:
- Pull the steering wheel down with your right hand whilst sliding your left hand down.
- Push the steering wheel up with your left hand whilst sliding your right hand up.
- Pull the steering wheel down with your right hand whilst sliding your left hand down.
- Repeat the previous steps until full lock is achieved or you have steered sufficiently for your intended manoeuvre.
The procedure for turning full lock to the left:
- Pull the steering wheel down with your left hand whilst sliding your right hand down.
- Push the steering wheel up with your right hand whilst sliding your left hand up.
- Pull the steering wheel down with your left hand whilst sliding your right hand down.
- Repeat the previous steps until full lock is achieved or you have steered sufficiently for your intended manoeuvre.
Take a look at the video below to recap.
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