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DMart · 09-24-2007, 01:32 AM

i do this when i'm eating, lol, i steer with my knee and shift with my right hand

Kaotic Lazagna · 09-24-2007, 01:49 AM

i've done this in my Yaris, and when i had my GTI. you know what's worse? driving a m/t with one hand, and a crap load of blood drawn from you.

Jailbird · 09-24-2007, 07:13 AM

I think alot of the danger of driving depends where you are. Don't get me wrong, an accident can happen anywhere at any time. If I drove in a big city like Chicago or New York, I know for a fact my driving habbits would be drasticaly different. Where I live, out in the sticks of Wisconsin, I don't have to deal with congestion from cars. The main thing that slows down traffic out here is the occasional John Deere tractor pulling a shit-spreader. Wherever you drive, use your head and don't drive outside of your capabilities.

-Brian

eTiMaGo · 09-24-2007, 09:19 AM

I once went up an undulating and twisty hill road while on the phone, though I did say a lot of "hang on, gotta shift" to the person on the line, as I used my shifting hand to hold the phone.

But as for actual one-handed driving, only when I'm creeping up to a toll booth and trying to squeeze my wallet out of a tight jeans pocket...

ROCKLAND TOYOTA · 09-24-2007, 12:41 PM

i do this when im driving and trying to light my one hitter.....

derrick452 · 09-24-2007, 04:35 PM

Its the same thing as eating a cheeseburger with fries in your lap...its all one handed.

Now for a real test, cross your legs and clutch with your right foot and accel and brake with the left....

sherryberry · 09-24-2007, 04:51 PM

my bf doesn't have a stick at the time but he tends to just drive w/ his knees.. i ca't do it.. i think i'm too short for it.. nor do i care to do it. I always have just one hand on the wheel anyway... and my other arm is just resting or somethin

caveatipse · 09-25-2007, 01:41 AM

I steer and shift with my ear.

cute_lil_yaris · 09-25-2007, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jailbird

I think alot of the danger of driving depends where you are. Don't get me wrong, an accident can happen anywhere at any time. If I drove in a big city like Chicago or New York, I know for a fact my driving habbits would be drasticaly different. Where I live, out in the sticks of Wisconsin, I don't have to deal with congestion from cars. The main thing that slows down traffic out here is the occasional John Deere tractor pulling a shit-spreader. Wherever you drive, use your head and don't drive outside of your capabilities.

-Brian

Thats true! Ive had moments where I would be on the phone or eating some fast food and would change gears and drive with one hand...BUT you would NOT see me doing that in the middle of crazy rush hour traffic in a busy city.

cdmyaris · 09-25-2007, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveatipse

I steer and shift with my ear.

lol u got to show me!

ArBoY · 09-25-2007, 10:10 PM

been there.....

done that a lot of times and it´s pretty easy...

you don´t have to be a MIT student to do that...

TrancosRt · 09-26-2007, 02:45 PM

I do it occasionally, but try not to. It's not complicated, but I would rather keep my Yaris in a single piece and avoid stupid accidents...

09-24-2007, 07:13 AM	#21
Jailbird Drives: '07 "S" Sedan, '08 "S" LB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wi Posts: 21	I think alot of the danger of driving depends where you are. Don't get me wrong, an accident can happen anywhere at any time. If I drove in a big city like Chicago or New York, I know for a fact my driving habbits would be drasticaly different. Where I live, out in the sticks of Wisconsin, I don't have to deal with congestion from cars. The main thing that slows down traffic out here is the occasional John Deere tractor pulling a shit-spreader. Wherever you drive, use your head and don't drive outside of your capabilities. -Brian __________________ My wife has a BSP "S" Sedan, I liked it so I ordered an "S" LiftBack for myself.

09-24-2007, 09:19 AM	#22
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	I once went up an undulating and twisty hill road while on the phone, though I did say a lot of "hang on, gotta shift" to the person on the line, as I used my shifting hand to hold the phone. But as for actual one-handed driving, only when I'm creeping up to a toll booth and trying to squeeze my wallet out of a tight jeans pocket... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

09-24-2007, 12:41 PM	#23
ROCKLAND TOYOTA TRIM HUNTER View User's Garage Drives: 2007 BLAZIN BLUE YARIS 3 DR Join Date: May 2006 Location: ROCKLAND COUNTY NY Posts: 2,088	i do this when im driving and trying to light my one hitter..... __________________ http://rocklandtoyota.com/IFrame.aspx?iFrameID=2388 TOYOTA PARTS AT A DISCOUNT........

09-24-2007, 04:51 PM	#25
sherryberry Drives: 07 Blazing Blue Yaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,305	my bf doesn't have a stick at the time but he tends to just drive w/ his knees.. i ca't do it.. i think i'm too short for it.. nor do i care to do it. I always have just one hand on the wheel anyway... and my other arm is just resting or somethin __________________ Don't Milk the Cat! -Said by me during a game of Cranium.

09-25-2007, 10:10 PM	#29
ArBoY Drives: Yaris Hatch 07 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Guatemala Posts: 21	been there..... done that a lot of times and it´s pretty easy... you don´t have to be a MIT student to do that... __________________ http://jailbaitgallery.com

09-24-2007, 01:32 AM	#19
DMart same amount of posts lol View User's Garage Drives: 07 Meteorite Metallic LB Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South GA Posts: 172	i do this when i'm eating, lol, i steer with my knee and shift with my right hand

09-24-2007, 01:49 AM	#20
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	i've done this in my Yaris, and when i had my GTI. you know what's worse? driving a m/t with one hand, and a crap load of blood drawn from you.

09-24-2007, 04:35 PM	#24
derrick452 Drives: Yaris Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 34	Its the same thing as eating a cheeseburger with fries in your lap...its all one handed. Now for a real test, cross your legs and clutch with your right foot and accel and brake with the left....

09-25-2007, 01:41 AM	#26
caveatipse Banned Drives: 2007 Black Yaris Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 119	I steer and shift with my ear.

09-26-2007, 02:45 PM	#30
TrancosRt View User's Garage Drives: 07 Silver HB Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S Florida Posts: 289	I do it occasionally, but try not to. It's not complicated, but I would rather keep my Yaris in a single piece and avoid stupid accidents...

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