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Cars are particularly bad these days, where once they were a model of streamlined usability. My father-in-law's van has three large knobs next to each other on
by couchand 3y ago
Cars are particularly bad these days, where once they were a model of streamlined usability.
My father-in-law's van has three large knobs next to each other on the dash. Which one adjusts the volume, which one the fan speed, and which one switches gears? Hope you don't pick the wrong one while driving at highway speeds!
- mumblemumble 3y agoI used to work at a place where the company car we'd have to drive when visiting the home office was often one of the higher-end Mercedes sedans. (I don't remember which one.) The controls were such a confusing, overdesigned mess. Over the course of 2 or 3 years of regular visits to the office, I don't think anyone on my team was ever able to figure out how to turn off the air conditioning. We never figured out how to turn off the radio, either, but at least we did figure out how to turn the volume all the way down.
- SoftTalker 3y agoSteering wheel buttons are another one. They do different things at different times, depending on what mode your dash display is in. Ever wonder why old airplane dashboards look so complicated? It's because each switch and dial does one thing and that thing never changes.