I have a strange problem with most cars. My knees (but mostly the right one) rub on the bottom of the steering wheel. In Fiesta's, KA's, and Metro's, it made very steering difficult, especially when I needed to lift my feet up. At the end of each journey I used to have a white mark on my trousers where the wheel rubbed. The problem here is that with the pull-push technique I've got to miss out roughly the last 45 degrees which hugely reduces the effectiveness.
My Sei is much better, and it doesn't make it any harder to steer even when I lift my feet up. However there are still problems with using that part of the wheel because there's only a small gap, which can rub on my leg.
It has been mentioned on here before that you need to use the whole of the steering wheel for this technique. I agree with this, but in my case I think it can be potentially dangerous using the bottom. Recently I've been making more use of the bottom of the wheel, but my right hand usually knocks my leg, which ain't good. What do you guys think?
My next car's likely to have an adjustable steering wheel, and probably a seat which adjusts in height too. I'm thinking about getting a new car next March (ready for the Summer, and with a new reg), but I'll have to see.
