Date: 16 Sep 2002 15:08:02 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Warning about sticking ignition switches in some models
Someone who looks an awful lot like Kenneth S. <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote: > The positioning of the ignition switch on Saabs seems inexplicable to > me, and quite possibly indicative of an attitude of the car's designers > ("we've always done it that way") that is ominous for purchasers. We go through this rather often here - here's the short version: 1. Safety. Keys that are between the seats, won't be impaled into knees in frontal collisions. 2. Ergonomics / usability: When starting the car, you put on the seat belt, turn the key, take off the brake, and put the car into gear; all of these tasks are grouped in the same location, so your hand isn't flailing from one part of the cockpit to another. 3. Security: A direct locking of the gearshift mechanism is easier when the lock and the gearshift are close to each other as in this design. I find it hard to understand why some people fixate on something they just don't understand, as being somehow "ominous". Dave Hinz
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