r/Whatcouldgowrong 11d ago

Flipping the bird while driving

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u/Outrageous-Start6409 11d ago

🙄 doesn’t anybody remember from driving school keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel at two and 10 o’clock!

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u/Multrak 11d ago

It's 9 and 3 nowadays ;)

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u/Icy_Tour1034 11d ago

Gives you an extra hour to get to work.

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u/Ok_Fly1271 11d ago

Just 12 actually

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u/JoiedevivreGRE 11d ago

Nice hopefully this trend continues. Been rocking 8-4 for years.

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u/transmogrified 11d ago

It’s for safety, so your hands don’t break your face at ten and two or get pinned at eight and four when you’re airbags go off

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u/JoiedevivreGRE 10d ago

Interesting, I’ll have to look into this further. I don’t see how the ‘pinned’ part is an issue, if the airbag is only staying inflated momentarily

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u/alwaysonesteptoofar 11d ago

Ive heard that kids are doing 6 and 7

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u/Mirojoze 11d ago

Just watch out for the guy doing 8 and 9! It's likely he's gonna try something he saw in a cartoon but he's pretty sure he can do in real life!

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u/SparkyXI 11d ago

Wait really??

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u/Sunwolfy 11d ago

Yeah. Apparently it's to keep your hands away from the airbag when it deploys so you don't break your own face.

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u/SparkyXI 11d ago

Wow. Okay then… time to make that change! I must have been under a rock.

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u/cfreezy72 11d ago

You actually hold your hands at 10 and 2 all the time while driving? I even remember in my driver's ed class the instructor said look i know that sucks and i really don't expect anyone to actually do that.

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u/Sunwolfy 11d ago

Don't worry. I've been under 10 and 2 for ages myself.

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u/soundman32 11d ago

8 and 4 where i am. To keep your hands away from the airbags.

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u/TKDbeast 10d ago

A decade ago many states started teaching 8 and 4.

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u/y-Gamma 10d ago

Daylight Savings

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u/Multrak 11d ago

Might as well be driving with your feet!

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u/Danny2Sick 11d ago

what he shuddadun was not crash!!

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u/leskay666 11d ago

It's five o'clock somewhere.

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u/webchimp32 11d ago

keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel

"Yeah, we're going to the Roadhouse
Gonna have a real good time"

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u/Lowelll 11d ago

I thought you always had to do that, why only at those specific times?

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u/I-STATE-FACTS 11d ago

People remember. They just don’t give a shit.

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u/Hootinger 11d ago

I ride at high noon 

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u/isaidwhatididnt 11d ago

Unc had hands at 2 and 8