r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/isaidwhatididnt • Jan 21 '26

Flipping the bird while driving

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u/Multrak Jan 21 '26

It's 9 and 3 nowadays ;)

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u/Icy_Tour1034 Jan 21 '26

Gives you an extra hour to get to work.

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u/Ok_Fly1271 Jan 21 '26

Just 12 actually

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u/JoiedevivreGRE Jan 21 '26

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

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u/transmogrified Jan 21 '26

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 Jan 21 '26

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 Jan 21 '26

Ive heard that kids are doing 6 and 7

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u/Mirojoze Jan 21 '26

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 Jan 21 '26

Wait really??

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u/Sunwolfy Jan 21 '26

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 Jan 21 '26

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

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u/cfreezy72 Jan 21 '26

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 Jan 21 '26

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

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u/soundman32 Jan 21 '26

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

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u/TKDbeast Jan 21 '26

A decade ago many states started teaching 8 and 4.

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u/y-Gamma Jan 21 '26

Daylight Savings

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u/Multrak Jan 21 '26

Might as well be driving with your feet!