9 and 3

How do YOU hold the steering wheel when you drive?  Are both hands gripping the top half of the wheel?  Perhaps one gravitates up high and the other to the side?  Wait a sec- is one hand situated up top, while the other is resting on the armrest, fumbling with the radio, or, more likely, cycling through your smart phone? "So what if we're moving 95 feet per second, I need to refresh my Twitter feed!" Most of us have been guilty of this, but if you happen to take driving slightly more seriously than you do 'swiping right', you'll have placed your hands at the nine and three "clock" positions.   "Say what? Don't you mean 10 and 2, like I vaguely remember being told back in that driver's ed. class?" Nope.  I mean 9 and 3.  For most driving enthusiasts, the phrase is actually instantly recognizable. " Nine and three " is the ideal hand position one uses on the steering wheel and for a variety of different reaso...

Hello, and welcome to my (long overdue) automotive blog!    So, do we need another car blog to ad to the countless number of internet sites on the topic?  There are already plenty of good automotive blogs out there that are dedicated night and day to all things industry related and enthusiast minded. Not to mention the long-standing publications and research oriented forums of well informed car owners and prospects.  But in short, I'm not sure the world needs  another car blog, but perhaps, I do. After all, cars and car-related banter have been my number-one passion since I was barely out of diapers, so I figure its time to jot down my own thoughts on the matter.   When you grow up religiously reading Car & Driver magazine, watching Motor Week on PBS, and collecting all the automotive brochures you can get your hands on, the makings of an obsession and lifelong hobby are well established.  Couple that "research" with the substantive a...