you don't need 2 hands on the steering wheel 

As a fellow bmw driver getting a bmw made me drive one handed almost all the time. The cockpit just feels set up to make you drive one handed

Mick dropping facts once again. Driving often boils down to situational awareness, doing what works at the right time.

damn that pov looks good

The very first time I was driving a car in traffic, my driving instructor noticed how tense and fearful I was navigating the fairly calm morning roads. When we got to a very clear-sighted gentle curving road, he said: "I want you to do something right now, when the road is the easiest. Put your right hand onto the gearstick and steer with one hand. Don't think, just do it." I did so and I was pretty amazed that one hand really is all you need for most normal operation of the wheel. My confidence slowly built up and by the time I drove us back to starting point, my fear and tension was much more manageable. So if nothing else, it is an excellent technique to calm down nervous new drivers, such as myself.

Now do no hands.

You have mastered the POV scenery, Sick video

I suppose those who think you can drive with both hands on yhe wheel at all times are not familiar with manual gear boxes

This pov is with an admirable quality! Congratulations, even the speedo not flashing is amazing

to me, 9-3 is like "the lean", you know, the moment you get serious. For an easy drive one hand at 4-5 o'clock, and optionally the other at 7-8, works just fine. The entire 9-3 thing is like a speed limit in a sense. Just because it's 50, doesn't mean you should be doing 50 when the conditions just aren't right, and conversly; just becase it's 50, it doesn't mean that you will die immediately when driving 55. One thing tho - one hand at 12. I don't trust people who drive with one hand at 12 :D

" my name is mick, i drive cars" is a really cool outro ngl. Keep up the good work dude!

i generally put my hands behind my neck and steer with my knees

i find more important than the one-hand / two-hand distinguisher is to be that you should always aim to pull on the wheel rather than push (pretty sure i got that from one of your other videos mick!) i find myself driving one-handed a lot, but the hand which i'm using changes depending on going left or right (left hand to go left, right hand to go right) pulling is much better at providing finesse than pushing

So informative! Thank you so much!

Great vid as always 👏

Great video! Everything is about balance, even when it comes to driving and especially spirited driving

I'm gonna say... Idk if it's because you carefully select them for the video or what, but the roads you're driving on - seem PHENOMAL. Just my kind of roads - twisty and bendy, engaging, only one lane per direction, usually not much traffic... just lovely.

You are far more precise with both hands.

German driving instructors always want you to use both hands on the wheel all the time on 2 and 10 o clock. I always felt it to be very clumsy, it just didn't felt right. When i feel like i need both hands i use 3 and 9 o clock. But most of the time my left hand is on 9 or 8 o clock and my right hand is always ready to change gears. From my observation people who constantly put both hands on the wheel are the ones who drive very unsettled.

Enjoying your vids atm, with my G87 on the way! I’d appreciate a walk around and a detailed video on the infotainment and settings to switch off etc if possible, thanks!

In the fifties and before car steering was manual and a bit hard, the steering wheel had to make several complete circles to go from stop to stop, and was larger in diameter, which often needed two hands. Now cars require very light and little inputs to the steering wheel so one handed is ok.

My inctructor prescribed the pull/push technique and I still use it to this day. Also I always rest my arm on the door and then steer like a cripple, with the left hand up at 9 o'clock and the other hand somewhere down at 4 o'clock (the other way around for me, because I drive a left-hand drive vehicle). I only position my hands on the steering wheel like a normal person, when cornering fast and in roundabaouts, but then I use this strange pull/push technique again.

It's a good point, but I kind of disagree. Disclaimer: I drive with one hand on the wheel too, (not at 12 o'clock to be clear, but exactly the way you drive here), so I'm not saying what you're doing is wrong and what I'm doing is good. 99% of the time this will serve you well, and it's very comfortable, also allows you softer steering corrections at speed. But here is the catch about that 1% of the time that might change things for you. If you have a powerful car and you're driving spiritedly, I really don't recommend driving with one hand on the wheel (at 4/5 o'clock for example), because you may find something just came up in your path 25 meters ahead and you need to do an evasive maneuver to bypass it. An evasive maneuver usually involves 180 degrees steering wheel turn in one direction and then back quickly. You need two hands for that, in order no to lose control of the car when you do it. And usually you need to do it with your hands on 9 and 3 so that you have good grip of the steering wheel. Now here is the tricky part. *At that speed* in the time it takes you to move your relaxed hand to 3 o'clock and your left hand to 9 o'clock you just crossed that distance and spent the time you had available to correct the situation. By the time you have your hands on the wheel correctly, you probably just slammed into whatever you were trying to avoid on the road. So yeah, again, I am doing it too, but this 1% situation is always in the back of my mind.

Thank you Mick for your driving of cars

When I'm casually driving, I drive in the 12 o clock position. If I need precision driving, for example it's a thin road with lots of high speed traffic, I use 9 and 3 hand position. Changing grips is best. Rather than keeping the same. It keeps driving engaging.

I have a 2013 Toyota Yaris. Also incredibly quick steering. Sometimes I like to just have my fingers at the bottom of the wheel when making light movements.

God-hand approves 👍 although if you still facing "sudden" situations then you not ready and better keep both hands on the wheel

Thanks to your advice I passed my test, massive thanks from the land down under!

I dont know how big my ego is cuz of these vids but it probs not very helthy lol. Love just watching mick spit facts which happrns to be whay i do😂

hey mick, i want to drive S manual in my honda crv AT, but how can i upshift and downshift in the right rpm, this transmission quite delay when changing gears

It's not that you can't go for a spirited drive with one hand on the wheel, it's that if you hit a pothole or a bump the wheel can jump something like 45-90 degrees to (usually) the left or the opposite side to your hand if caught unaware which could make you swerve lanes or break traction all together causing a dangerous situation for all around. I have the same M2, it's ridiculous as far as drifting goes, I'm in love with it. Same colour, same interior (thought the others were a bit much with the huge M stripes), but I got the black wheels like Batman.

love it i totally agree with you

only time I use two hands is at high speed, and on windy country lanes. I find if you are cruising on a motorway using two hands is more dangerous as you are tiring both your arms out, i always like to switch grip just to give one arm a rest, or even switch to a low grip. The power steering argument is bang on, you can drive anything with 1 finger let alone an arm XD

My Dad taught me how to steer with one hand at first and it truly helped me

Fun fact: F80s had a different rack than the “normal” 3 and 4 series. One was ZF, the other Presta/ThyssenKrupp I think. The normal racks were appalling, luckily the F87 M2 got the better rack off the M4. But if you back-to-back the N55 with the CS, it’s crazy what a difference software can have on the steering behaviour. Don’t know how it is on the G chassis

Nice in Bridgnorth.

Great video. The constant HUD flickering is a bit annoying.

hey would really like to see your thoughts on some of squeeze benz's videos, he definitely goes on some 'spirited' drives to say the least. do you think hes completely reckless or has the experience to back up his stunts?

What about 1 hand on highway at max speed? And what if then suddenly you will lost one tire?

5:45 my fiancée's prius is a glorious 3.7 turns lock-to-lock. It has an insanely good turning circle though.

That hud flashing all the time would do my head in

beginner driver with a rwd car here, i suggest you should make aa video for us

u need your hand on top of the wheel vin diesel mode, angy look and other hand on the shifter at all times even on an empty motorway. notice how every tailgater looks like this in your mirror

I am driving a Ford Focus 2016 in sunny South Texas , and have observed that driving one-handed places too much strain on my hand/wrists. I have working electronic steering (it uses an electric motor, it is not hydraulic), but the steering is a bit firm, you wouldn't be able to turn it around with one finger. So, I am mostly doing two hands in the 2 o clock and 10 o clock position for driving straight with minor corrections. 3 to 9 is good for curvy roads, but I find that 2 and 10 is less straining for very long drives on straight roads. One hand for sharm turns on roundabouts or intersections, is a no brainer. I don't see an issue driving one handed if one has a steering wheel that is less firm and easy to turn around with minimal force. Which brings me to the mainpoint: maybe the BMW is a better car? 🙄😂🚗 and the steering is more comfortable?

To me it’s mostly speed based, above around 50-60 km/hr my second hand will naturally go to the wheel for added control. Just like yours went on the corner, it’s not something you’re actively thinking about.

Another great vid and love the POV style Mick! I know you’ll probably do it in a separate video but what’re your thoughts on the M2 so far? I know you said you don’t like the fact climate control is hidden behind menus, but apart from that, are they any other bug bears? I am looking to get one soon but (as with most M cars), I’ve heard fuel economy is awful lol. Do you get through quite a few tanks each week? Thanks again mate 👍

2 hands good, 1 hand, better.

Uk looks beautiful when the sun is out

Me with no powersteering in my daily (I drive 1 handed when chillin and 2 handed when hitting the touge, use 1 hand at the top of the wheel to palm the wheel in parking lots)

Yeah man...old school instructors

1 hand proves you dont need to grip the wheel to death . Its using the right methed for the situation

Yet, BMW drivers are still not able to use that free hand to indicate when turning :D

Hello, sir! What camera do you use?

Nah i had car with no power steering it never tried to rip the steeringwheel out of my hands or simular, in fact, other than when parking, it is exactly same the like driving with power steering

What camera do you use for filming?

Learner driver: Advanced School of Motoring videos. Got my licence and video suggestions changed to Mick Drives Cars.. RU-vid was like "now you need to LEARN to drive" 😂

My dad who uses his knee:

Real drivers drive with their knees

Mick, Im sorry but thats terrible advice. Especially as most of your audience is very young and impressionable. What driving courses / driving qualifications do you have? This is really important to state.

I like 2 hands 🥺

Yessir

This account deserves to grow to 100k subscribers in very short time.

Where is your Renault ?

Terrible advice. Driving with two hands gives the most control of the car in all situations. Obviously on a low speed roundabout you need to shuffle wheel rather than maintain a fixed grip. Driving one-handed is okay in very low risk situations, such as cruising on a motorway, but certainly not in any situation where there is a chance you may need to suddenly swerve to avoid a crash. Driving one handed at 50Mph around corners on relatively narrow country roads is just stupid. Your point about it being always better to slam on the brakes than swerve so it doesn't matter is just pure cope.

You should not be posting about driving and giving advice Mick because it is bad, poor and dangerous advice. You are a dangerous driver. Trying to swerve and recover from an obstacle with one hand is bound to fail. You are reckless just in creating these videos with your high level of personal distraction.