Regarding the steering wheel as a clock face, a driver's left and right hands should be positioned at:

Hands should be comfortably placed on opposite sides of the steering wheel (left hand between 8 and 10 o’clock and right hand between 2 and 4 o’clock). On high-speed roads, this positioning allows drivers to make turns without taking their hands off the wheel.

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