[alfa] Row over steering techniques

["Bain, Bill" <Bill.Bain@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had the "pleasure" of teaching both my children how to drive, and I
have made it a point to teach both of them to shuffle steer instead of
"hand over hand."  Unfortunately, they have to take state-mandated
drivers' education and the instructors insist that they *must* use "hand
over hand'.  My son was astute enough to just say "yes, sir" and do it
that way for the instructor.  My daughter, who actually got her license
before the state scheduled her training, told the instructor that she
was taught to shuffle steer and if it was good enough to go around race
tracks, it ought to be good enough for the state.  The instructor
insists that it's unsafe to shuffle steer on the street because you
can't turn as tightly as quickly as you can with hand over hand, to
which my daughter replied that, even if that's true, if you needed to
turn that quickly that tightly, something else is the matter, like the
driver wasn't paying attention.  Needless to say, the instructor wasn't
thrilled and refused to drive with her unless she agreed to do hand over
hand.

He's called me about it, left a message that I've taught my kids
unsafely.  So -- 1st question -- am I wrong?  2nd question -- if not,
anybody got any good references that I can use to silence this buffoon?
Thanx.

Bill Bain 
AROC Atlanta 

P.S. Anybody heard from John Hertzman lately?  He's been awfully quiet. 
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