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>I wonder how many people have literally been injured or died due to this pursuit for better "design". One famous example is Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov i
by SilasX 2y ago
>I wonder how many people have literally been injured or died due to this pursuit for better "design".
One famous example is Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the new Star Trek movies. The new Jeep shifter design made it less obvious whether you put it in neutral or park, and so it rolled toward him when he got out and pinned him to death.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36572649 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36572649
- genewitch 2y agoHe was also in a movie with Patrick Stewart. This is awful news to me. I've driven a wagoneer that had the spinning knob for the shifter, and yeah, I wasn't a fan.
- germinalphrase 2y agoGreen Room (2015). Yelchin was a talented guy and (would have) had a solid career. Patrick Stewart is also cast well against type in that flick.