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> There are more times than I can count on my right elbow when I deactivated it by accident. The author manages to periodically elbow a button that is placed r
by close04 7y ago
> There are more times than I can count on my right elbow when I deactivated it by accident.
The author manages to periodically elbow a button that is placed right next to the hand-brake switch and the seatbelt buckle receptacle, below the armrest?
While that's an uninspired place to put half of the controls for assistive driving you'd have to adopt a pretty strange driving position to hit it with your elbow.
Edit. Downvotes aside, I found this random image as a reference [0]. I'm having a hard time picturing the elbow naturally reaching below that armrest while driving. I'm sure someone can find a way to do it but not in any position that a driver should have. "On the highway. Doing 120Km/h."
Even later edit. @dmitriid, any chance you can post a picture of what kind of body position leads to such an accidental press? Don't take this the wrong way, I am genuinely curious how the elbow can get there while driving.
[0] http://www.renault-me.com/CountriesData/GCC/images/cars/Talisman/otherImages/LFD-UH-SdVAmbianceDrivingPleasure_R_ig_w965_h543.jpg http://www.renault-me.com/CountriesData/GCC/images/cars/Tali...
- notahacker 7y agoIronically, I assume it was placed there because the designers viewed it as less likely to be accidentally pressed there than somewhere on the steering wheel or centre console...
- close04 7y agoPerhaps, although this doesn't seem to be a problem on basically any other car I drove. Many times it's on a stalk behind the steering wheel and it requires twisting which you wouldn't do accidentally. But even looking at the picture in the article (the hand on shifter), there's no natural (or safe) position that would lead to multiple such occurrences.
- galkk 7y agoThe fact that it's even called "armrest" and on the picture the driver clearly doesn't have his arm there might give you some doubts that the picture clearly depicts real life scenario.
- close04 7y agoWell we have 2 feet but 3 foot pedals sometimes. The point of the picture was to get an idea of how one could elbow that button: by slumping forward and to the right in a position that no driver should have while driving. All I can say is try this in your own car.
- iosonofuturista 7y ago> Downvotes aside, I found this random image as a reference [0]. I'm having a hard time picturing the elbow naturally reaching below that armrest while driving. I'm sure someone can find a way to do it but not in any position that a driver should have. "On the highway. Doing 120Km/h." Not even to change gears? On this other image I found[0], would it not be the arm rest (which folds up) the elbow seems so much closer to the button. [0]https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/official-talisman-is-the-name-of-the-renault-laguna-successor-will-debut-on-july-6th_7.jpg https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/officia...
- close04 7y agoSure and now the button is 25-30cm forward of the elbow, and possibly 5cm lower. The guy in your picture would have to hold his fist against the center console and slump a little to elbow that button.
- garaetjjte 7y agoI think author meant that he occasionally deactivates cruise control by other methods, and then have to use this button to reactivate it.
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