Armrests removed, instead of flipped up? Blasphemy! A driver has proper control of his vehicle with no hindrance to arm movement for evasive maneuvers, provided that he's seated the proper distance from the steering wheel. Too close and, armrests or not, no-one has sufficient arm movement for proper control during evasive maneuvers. Practice and you'll see what I mean. Take a defensive driving class, I've taken a few (luckily paid for by my previous employer), and found it very helpful. It's best taken in the vehicle that you'll be driving in, not one of the school's loaners. I drive most of the day in my job. I put about 200 miles a day/ 5 days a week in my job as a service technician. This doesn't count all of my personal miles in a few other vehicles, my Westy being one of them. Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <goose1047@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:58 AM Subject: Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
>> 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. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + 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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