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> trying to adjust the AC using regular buttons on an unfamiliar rental car can be a nightmare too I don't agree with this logic. When you rent a car it's com
by herodoturtle 3y ago
> trying to adjust the AC using regular buttons on an unfamiliar rental car can be a nightmare too
I don't agree with this logic.
When you rent a car it's common sense to familiarise yourself with the controls before you start driving it.
- _ea1k 3y agoApparently you haven't watched people leave the rental area at the airport.
- ExoticPearTree 3y agoYou know the saying: common sense is not that common.
- bluGill 3y agoMostly that isn't needed because the controls you need are generally obvious. Every car has accelerator and brake pedals (some also have a clutch) in the same position that works the same with no need to look. Likewise they all have a steering wheel in the same position that again works the same as every other car. They have turn signal indicator that works the same. Most cars it is a lever off the side of the steering wheel. One car I drove (at night) instead had a switch on the dashboard - I successfully used this to signal my turn several times before I realized it wasn't a lever - but it worked like one so it didn't matter. Because car makers have historically been good at doing consistent UIs like this when I get into a rental car the only think I need to figure out is where the key goes and how the transmission shifts (shift levers can be many different places and have many different patterns). Everything else important to driving is the same on all cars. Things like the radio and climate system are not the same on all cars. However they are not critical to driving.
- generic92034 3y ago> Things like the radio and climate system are not the same on all cars. However they are not critical to driving. They can be critical to driving, if you have to move your focus from the street to the screen for changing the settings.