At 03:29 PM 5/2/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Julia Thompson schreef:
>
> > I can still fiddle with steering wheel tilt and maybe recline the seat
> > back a tiny bit more. (The big problem is not having my belly and the
> > steering wheel touch to the point where friction between the two becomes a
> > problem.)
>
>Try a VW Beetle.... Nice fit. I wish we had the car here but it's still in
>storage. At the moment I do have a bit of a problem getting into our other
>car.
>If Jeroen's been driving the car and doesn't put the seat all the way back
>before I get behind the wheel, I get stuck between the wheel and the back
>of the
>seat. Then I first have to wrigle out, get to the other side of the car, get
>into the passenger seat, put the driver seat all the way back and then get
>behind the wheel. That usually is good for a laugh or two from accidental
>bystanders.
>
>Sonja
Better, though longer term, solution: replace the steering wheel with a
joystick on the console between the seats (for right-handed persons in the
US or left-handed persons in the UK, otherwise, on the driver's-side arm
rest). Not only does this solve the problem for the temporarily
large-bellied, but it solves the problem of drivers being impaled on the
steering column as a result of accidents. It could also replace the pedals
(push forward to accelerate, pull back to slow down), and one could hook up
things like the turn signals and cruise control on the thumb switch. Only
problem is, they'd probably put the horn switch on the trigger, and those
people who drive with their horns now would be joined by many more
obnoxious so-and-sos . . .
-- Ronn! :)
