On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 5:41:23 PM UTC+1, BartC wrote: > On 03/10/2016 16:03, wrote: > > On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 12:53:55 PM UTC+1, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: > >> Gregory Ewing: > >> > >>> Turns out the only difference between first and reverse on that model > >>> is whether you lift up a little ring on the shaft of the gear lever > >>> prior to engagement. > >>> > >>> Who came up with *that* brilliant piece of user interface design I > >>> don't know. It seems specifically designed to encourage velocity sign > >>> errors when starting off... > >> > >> Well, it could be worse. This layout is pretty traditional: > >> > >> 1 3 5 > >> | | | > >> +--+--+ > >> | | | > >> 2 4 R > > > > > There was the shift on the steering column on the 2CV, but then there's > > also this. > > > > <very old joke> > > Traditional Italian military vehicle layout. > > > > 1 3 5 > > | | | > > +--+--+ > > | | | > > 2 4 F > > > > </very old joke> > > I don't get it. Shouldn't it be: > > R R R > | | | > +--+--+ > | | | > R R R > > ? > > -- > Bartc > > (It's OK, I'm Italian...)
A very poor design, what happens if the enemy attack from the rear? :) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
