1. Engage brain.datechboss101 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:04 pm
Is there any way I can add an additional feature that will make sure it will alert me that the car is in gear?
I'm gonna be getting a manual transmission vehicle as my weekend car, cause CVTs and Automatics are boring!
This was the first time in 3 years of driving that happened to me, and I just don't want to have it happen to me. I even thought that I put the car into park, and my left leg always engages the e-brake right after I shift to park.Lone Wolff wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:44 am1. Engage brain.datechboss101 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:04 pm
Is there any way I can add an additional feature that will make sure it will alert me that the car is in gear?
2. See #1.
Aside from the gear indicator Letter in the dash, and the physical position of the Gear shift knob?
Both of those are visible indicators.
Aside form those, basic operator safety of always putting the car in Park whenever you get out of it?
Only getting out of a car with the engine running if the transmission was either in Neutral(manual) or Park(Auto) is something that most of us learned to do by age 14-15. It's purely instinctive and is done without even thinking about it.
Relying less on technology and more on your own driving skills and awareness will make you a safer driver. Both for yourself and everyone else around you.
I swear, we need to go back to cars with actual keys! Those things are bulletproof and come as idiot proof directly from the factory. Originally, this was a great idea on paper for a project, but then I don't got the financial backing to put into this project. Also, I just don't got the monies to drop on a new vehicle, so I am looking for a perfect beater car for my work and will be using the Rogue as my commuter car to and from school, and taking the family.Karona wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 10:40 pmThis sounds like a difficult project, but an interesting one! Please post your attempts Though I'll admit, you're better off getting into the habit of just checking if your vehicle is in park...
Although in 10 years, kids won't know about putting vehicles in gear/park, or even how to drive but be operating these machines. Sad reality, I think I just need to accept the times. If it's a deal breaker you might be better off just looking for a vehicle with that mechanism in place already..