Yup. A shift lever, even if it is only hooked to wires, can be operated
on instinct/adreneline. (Shove it in park as soon as it stops after an
accident.) that will never happen with a rotary switch on the console.
There has to be conscious thought (and visual contact) to move it to a
different setting.
Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
June 29, 2016 at 11:09 AM
I can see how that rotary switch isn't too bad, but can you operate
without
looking? Can you operate it correctly when fear / shock / adrenaline are
in play, like following a collision? With complexity comes risk, and if
each auto maker goes their own way, switching between vehicles becomes a
real chore, maybe too much of a barrier to overcome in an emergency.
Progress in one area doesn't necessarily mean overall progress, we have to
chose our measurements carefully.
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Max
Charleston SC
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