Do you have AT LEAST ten inches of space between your body and your car's steering wheel?
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Mr_M (
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October 27th, 2008
I recently found out you’re supposed to. VERY FEW people I know do. Do you?
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I have about a foot, but I’m very tall for a girl. I needed leg room.. steering wheel space happened on it’s own.
I think from my tummy to the bottom of the wheel it is at least 10 inches, but I don’t know about the top of the wheel to my boobs. Why is it 10 inches? To be safe from the airbag?
I’m 5’1” (on a good day), so no, never.
I definitely don’t. I’m really short (5’1” and a half) so I have to sit pretty close to the steering wheel to even see over it.
I definitely didn’t when I drove, I am only 4’10”. My sister was always telling me I was too close and I told her I ‘can’t help it’!
This rule was made by a tall person. Bah.
i bet i do. in fact, i bet i have about 15. i sit wayyy back when i drive. it’s preobably pretty unsafe for me to do that. it’s probably pretty unsafe for me to steer with my knees all the time, too.
Dude. Seriously. Get out of my head.
I was going to sign off my last comment with that song.
@Nimis: never, we’re made of awesome and epic to boot. Remember?
Also, I beat you to it because I have a smidge more awesome than you, clearly.
I definitely do when I drive my own car, but when I drive my boyfriend’s itty bitty Carolla probably not, when I adjusted the seat the way that was comfortable for me my head bumped against the ceiling. That’s when I realized why he drives like a cholo. He’s even taller than I am.
I do, but only after adjusting after my wife has driven it. If I don’t, my face is over the steering wheel.
I dont, not that it really matters since i dont have an airbag or anything so im kinda screwed either way.
I do, because of the airbag. I learned about that years ago, when I was pregnant with #1. Try keeping 10 inches between the wheel and your very pregnant belly!
augustlan, how did you reach the steering wheel?
Well, I’m relatively tall (just about 5’8”), but it was still difficult! I was completely paranoid about that airbag hitting my baby belly.
I am usually bout 15 inches away from the steering wheel when I drive…I lean my seat back…it gives me good leverage…
celticsfan, that’s what i call driving like a cholo! ;-)
k what the heck is a cholo???
gangsta to da core, what can I say LOL
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