And in California, armrests for the driver are illegal due to that potential danger. I (B) understand why, because if I'm driving the twisy roads which require lots of arm movement then I flip 'em up because I find them to be in the way. But on the flatter stretches, I do use 'em. I have a problem with lack of upper-body strength, and if I don't use 'em for the flatter stretches of driving, then my shoulders go numb after about 15 minutes. Using the arm rests, I can relax one arm at a time, as I need to. If I needed to get out of my seat in a hurry, I expect I'd find my seatbelt more a hindrance than the armrest!
B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal
On Dec 7, 2008, at 10:58 PM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> I hate those arm rests. Try getting out of your car in a hurry when >> one is flipped down. I'd rather have arm rests built into the front >> doors. Tossed my Carat arm >> rests a long time ago. Happier ever since. > > Drivers who have armrests down are dangerous. The armrests interfere > with arm movement. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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