Privacy is not the issue, it's the inaccuracy that could occur that would dishonor a user. Do you always remember to log out of google when a friend borrows a computer?

There is a t-bone light in my town that has a funky sensor if you want to go left from the trunk to the through highway, you will have the best luck, arriving at line, back up 2 car lengths and pull back up to the line. Luckily, I now live on the other side of town and avoid that light.

Downtown Houston is like that. Every time I go to downtown Houston I have to remember to watch for lights on the side. I've almost ran lights because I didnt notice them as I am used to my home town, 6 intersections 2 way stop signs... 1 intersection 4 way stop sign. 6 2 way... then a t-bone 1 stop sign. (small town)

This all reminds me of the day I borrowed my brother's ford ranger (automatic) and he forgot to tell me not to floor it, the cable had a spot where it was unbraided slightly and would get stuck in the ferrel before the cable jacket. I found this out the moment after I raced ahead of some vehicles after coming off the red light and got in the left hand lane to make a u-turn... I suddenly discovered the stuck throttle and shifted into neutral. The engine blared and the computer knocked the rpm's down to 3k after running at 6k for a few seconds unloaded. Good on ford for that programming.

I typically drive manual transmission and it was of course my first thought was throw into neutral. Once I stopped, all I had to do was shut off the engine, pop the hood, tap the throttle cable and all was good. All I had to contend with is complaining to my brother his ford is crap again. Funny thing is now, he gave up the truck a few months later and had me take over the payments/owership of it. He got pissed off at ford when working at an automotive shop and decided he will never own a ford again.

He's not assuming. When I worked retail, the first question out of a customer's mouth was, 'Will this work in my vcr?" or "Is there an adapter for my VHS-C/Sony 8/hi8/digital8?" I had several that had Sony 8/hi8/digital8 cameras swear up and down that there had to be a vcr cassette adapter for their camera's tapes--For them I showed them the VHC-C adapter and told them "It wont work, but you can buy it anyways if you dont belive me."

Not a one of the customers knew the difference between the formats. They knew SONY as a brand name and often wanted SONY. I had some ask for SONY cameras with VHS-C after explaining the differences. We often steered joe customers to VHS-C in herds because we knew they wanted simplicity. Throw some batteries in the adapter (or not if it is geared), shove the VHS-C in and shove in the vcr.. done. Any other format required cabling the camera to the tv, or vcr or dvd burner or pc and fat finger mashing the tiny buttons on the camera to play the video back.

Perhaps they should put up a wrought iron fence... It's what cemeteries do.

Remember, the pilot is the first professional at the scene of any airplane accident.

I think building an arm rest where at the end is a depression the length of the joystick. Build the joystick with a flat top to it and have it finger operable. Add a low pressure pot to the top of the joystick and you have dead man switch. This design would allow the arm and wrist to rest comfortably and let finger motion control the car with finer movements with less stress than giant stick arm controls.

Could also transform the 'joystick' into a mini wheel. In the RC hobby, we use small steering wheels and triggers for throttle. I dont even use the full wheel for steering. Half the time I'm barely nudging the steering with a finger. Though the steering on the controller does have a strong spring to center return.

I'd kind of like to have left hand throttle/brake and right hand steering, or visa versa. Frankly I drive left hand only as I'm used to driving forklifts and manual transmission cars.

Another joystick method could be two forward/back axis steering. Pull right back to turn right, pull left back to turn left.. pushing works the same but have both mechanically attached to each other so you can have wheel like counter force from the opposing hand. Lever movement could be much longer throw than a joystick. Throttle/brake can be operated by hat switches, triggers or dials on the tips of the levers. Throttle could also be twist controlled.

I drive quite well in video games, they are about the only video games I really replay over and over and over with thumb sticks or joysticks. The natural forward/back accel/brake left/right control is just fine. Been playing for decades. It's not like I'd be handed a steering wheel object and be expected to turn it forward and backward to steer. Though I have driven forklifts sitting side saddle forward and reverse at full speed without a problem. All the trouble is, is a little training.

Changing the QWERTY keyboard, ever use a cell phone? I used to type on a 10 key faster than a QWERTY layout on a cell phone. Now that I've had a QWERTY on my cell phone for over a year I type just as fast. I sometimes type without looking, even with the altered punctuation, symbols and number layouts.

If you dont like it, dont buy the car. Someone will like it and few others will acutally NEED it to operate a vehicle.

Extra fun confusion. American cars, right hand floor console is the gearshift for manual transmission. On the left side of the column is the signals.

On a forklift, the gearshift is on the left or on both sides of the column. Some nights after work I'd jump in my car.. put it in reverse naturally and back out, return the transmission to neutral and coast the last few feet, then flip the righthand turn signal trying to shift to forward. Thankfully I'd hear the turn signal and realize what I failed to accomplish before moving on. Once I realized I wasn't on a forklift anymore, I'd drive just fine.

I haven't been in on a forklift in 2 years, I still manage to do the same thing every once in a while in my column shift automatic transmission pickup. Usually though, I'll flip the left blinker on thinking I'm going into reverse.

Driving a joystick car shouldnt be too hard. I've driven bobcats no problem. Pulling back on the controls is natural to stop forward motion.

Driving forklifts with cold weather trouble results in engine kills and lose of power steering. Though we could manage to steer a little, just was heavy so long as it rolled. The steering in most forklifts is hydrolic assisted. When power is lost steering still works, just gets VERY HARD. Perhaps a hydrolic steering system could be backed by a hydrolic accumuliator and an electric hydrolic pump for redundancy.

Power steering is belt driven. Hydrolic brakes are vac. Air brakes are belt driven.

Yep.. lost a serpentine belt after hitting some water over the road I didnt expect. Had to drive another mile without water pump, a/c, alternator, and power steering before I could get off. I'd hazard a guess in a joystick use, the loss of power would require auto apply of brakes and restricted throttle access. Just enough to pull over and strand you somewhere less than secure.

Sounds like someone with a new expensive glass technique has their hands in the pockets and perhaps down the pants of someone at CARB

Absorb? Reflect? Refract? Transform?