Quarter Past Nine

More than just a driving position that's made its way into the literature, it's like riding toward a target on a horse and shooting off like an arrow as one with it; it's like holding the steering wheel at nine-fifteen (9 and 3 o'clock). Dominance, power, pragmatism, perhaps.

If you've ever had an analog watch, you'll have noticed that the numbers 9 and 3 are positioned almost symmetrically to each other. In the mechanical cycle of the hour and minute hands, your watch briefly shows 9:15. That very symmetrical look also manifests on the steering wheel, through your hands.

Getting to know the road as much as the steering system allows, taking corners fiercely, being able to become one with the car — a step toward that: nine-fifteen (9 and 3).

Like reading poetry…
Besides all this recklessness and playfulness, there's also a safety aspect to it: the more in command you are of the car, the more safely and calmly you drive and are driven. Also, holding at 9 and 3 allows the airbag to deploy more safely. In today's road conditions, the ideal hand position for safety is 9 and 3.

When you also consider all these components and the steering wheel's button elements, 9 and 3 becomes one of the indispensable elements of driving.

I'm also leaving here a study explaining why, contrary to popular belief, we should hold the wheel at 9 and 3 (9-3) rather than at ten past ten (10-2):
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29861880/best-position-hands-steering-wheel/