Posted on 04/30/2023 2:15:43 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
You don’t see a lot of good news about road safety in the United States. Unlike in most peer countries, American roadway deaths surged during the pandemic and have barely receded since. Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities recently hit their highest levels in 40 years, but U.S. transportation officials continue to ignore key contributing factors. In a February interview with Fast Company, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that “further research” is needed before addressing the obvious risks that oversized SUVs and trucks pose to those not inside of them.
Happily, there is one area where we are making at least marginal progress: A growing number of automakers are backpedaling away from the huge, complex touch screens that have infested dashboard design over the past 15 years. Buttons and knobs are coming back.
... Tesla, which has for years positioned its vehicles as “tablets on wheels.” As a result, touch screens were seen as representing tech-infused modernity. But cost has been a factor, too. “These screens are presented as this avant garde, minimalist design,”
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
Dark or light no need to look just do it.
Had a Suburban with a fake touch screen, loved the car but hated the controls you had to look at to use.
Yay!
Ashtrays? Fly windows?
Cigarette lighters?
Simple climate control system. Always works. Never fails.
I think the requirement for airbags in the A-pillars means we'll never see fly windows return.
Damn shame.
Bring back vent windows and foot actuated headlight dimmers. Buick nailheads.
I want toggle switches.
And get rid of the fuel gauge. Just give me a reserve fuel tank to switch to.
How about a full size spare tire instead of a bicycle size?
Also, bring back "three-on-the-tree".
The touch screen for my Kia Soul stereo is obnoxiously distracting. I’ve gotten better with it, however, so I’m not a potential menace on the road while adjusting the tuner.
New cars suck so hard.
Well, have a hand crank to lean the bottom of the windshield forward re: flat fender Power Wagons.
Didn’t think of that. Thanks for the insight.
Or springs on a hood instead of a little metal rod to hold it up? And while you’re at it, leaded gas (mmmm mmmmm I miss that smell!) and freon until I see snowflakes coming out of the vents! Get er done!
The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature i’d like to see is, to give me my friggin WING WINDOWS BACK!!!
Controls.
Saw the headline and thought it was about manually rolling down windows.
“And get rid of the fuel gauge. Just give me a reserve fuel tank to switch to.”
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And get rid of the tach. Cancha tell by the sound?
And get rid of the speedometer. If you can’t tell by now how fast you’re going, you shouldn’t be driving.
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Bring back the Model A.
Any Model A.
I’m not picky.
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