First time driver issue?

Question

I'm 17 and I just started driving 5 months ago, it's still hard for me to stay in my lane. My mom says it's because I should hold the wheel with one hand not two, but I feel like I don't have complete control over the car with just one hand on the wheel. What can I do to make it easier to not swerve so much?

Answer 1

All drivers have a "dominant hand" which has a tendency to "pull" the wheel to one side a bit more.
Engineers go to school for many years and study ergonomics, physiology, etc. to design things for humans to use.
Your steering will be more stable if you keep two hands on the wheel because you are balanced that way.
You also have to LOOK up your intended path of travel when you drive and look far ahead. Your hands follows your eyes when you walk, ride a bike or drive a vehicle.
You may be looking at the lines on the road, the oncoming traffic or traffic to the left or right of you ahead, instead of focussing straight far ahead up the middle of your own lane.
You may also be holding too tightly onto the wheel, so make sure your hands are relaxed and in a 9 oclock and 3 oclock position on the steering wheel.
All steering should be smooth and controlled, so work on perfecting this and you will be in control. It takes time and practice to develop the necessary skills and confidence, so be patient with yourself.

Answer 2

First, make sure it isn't the car. The car you are driving may have an alignment issue. Find out if and when the last alignment job was done on the car. Easy way to tell. Find a empty parking lot with PLENTY of clear space and point the car in a straight line and drive slowly for a sec or two forward with no hands. If it starts veering to one side part of the prob is the car.

Other items, drive with BOTH hands on the wheel. Typically it is now suggested you drive with your hands at 4 and 8. This allows more steering range and less hand over hand turns. Though it can be hard for a new driver to get used to. Also, remember less is more. Tiny changes to the wheel are all that are needed on a good road. You might want to look ahead further on the road also. Focusing right in front of your car can lead to this issue at times.

Answer 3

I'll get a lot of thumbs down for this, but here goes anyway.

Slow down. Do some practicing in an area where you don't have to deal with any other cars. Use both hands, practice going straight. You just need to practice, a lot.

When I learned to drive, the cars were much bigger. The lanes are still the same size. If you can't stay in the lane, there is a problem.

The best piece of advice I got when I was learning was "Any idiot can drive fast, you have to learn to go slow." Many years behind the wheel have proven him right.

Answer 4

You should have both hands on the wheel at all times (unless you have to shift gears in a manual transmission car). Keep your hands at "ten and two" like the numbers on a clock.
Make small corrections or you will weave all over the lane.
This one piece of advice has helped me the most: Look ahead and "steer where you want to go."
Even if you are on an icy road or spin out on gravel, steer where you want to go and most of the time you will get yourself out of the situation. I learned that in driver's ed.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

u are probably too nervous/tense...but wont admit it. relax. being tense is a distraction, and u cant afford that.
u are probably staring at an area that's only 3' off the nose....and that area dissappeared about 10 seconds ago.

i have noticed in the past couple of weeks a couple of things. 1 is, u basically go where u look. normally, u'd hear this about riding a motorcycle, but lately, i've noticed that the car will want to go where i look; if i look at a dude's bumper instead of where i want the car to wind up in a parking lot, i wind up not being able to make the cut in 1 motion. try it...it works. but dont be staring at a 3' in front of the car range either unless u want the car to go there.
another thing i do. i scan roughly 80-100 yards downrange. in the periphrial vision, u'll see the wheel. u will be in the center of the lane when u have the wheel in the center. try it....works everytime.

u need to train more on the 'slower' 2 lane roads instead of trying to tackle the freeways. wouldnt advise u to weave/swerve on a freeway; u'll either cause a wreck, kill a biker from swerving into them, or find the highway patrol in the mirror cause he thought u were drunk.

Answer 7

According to experts, you actually should use two hands to hold the wheel. (Obviously, this does not apply when you are using one hand to signal, shift gears, operate the headlights, etc.) If you think of the steering wheel as a clock, your left hand should be at 9 or 10 and your right at 2 or 3.

Never hold the steering wheel so that either arm is between you and the wheel; if you do and the airbag inflates, it will break your arm.

Answer 8

Park the car near a line that you can use for reference. Keep adjusting the position until it is approximately where the street line would/should be while driving. Get in the drivers seat and see where this line is in reference to the farthest left part of the front fender you can easily see. While driving, look straight ahead but check where the fender is in relation to the line occasionally. This is how my Drivers Ed teacher taught it. New drivers have a tendency to oversteer.

Answer 9

Put both hands on the wheel and look far ahead, not right in front of you, that'll help a lot.

Getting a professional instructor to teach you might also be a good idea (if you already had one I suspect you wouldn't be asking this question).

Answer 10

Driving with one hand is a bad habit, even though many drivers operate a vehicle with one hand, myself included at times.

Put your hands on the 10 and 2 position of the wheel.

It is very important that a beginning driver use both hands.

Over time and with experience will you be able to drive steadier.

Good luck.