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How many of your wives/GF/BF/significant others...
...accidentally push the hazard light button with their elbow while you're driving? My girlfriend does this at least once a week. Drives me crazy. I told her the other day that she can't be the only one that has this problem, so I thought I'd post here and see.
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Yeah, that's really bad ergonomics. They shoud have put that button behind the steering wheel or something. My wife hasn't turned them on, but my friend has turned mine on 2 times out of the 4 or 5 times he's been in my car. Maybe I should get a new friend....
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My wife has done it repeatedly and yes I got annoyed but our displeasure should be directed at Nissan I realized. The hazard button is poorly placed in a place most people consider to be an armrest. Seemed placed as an afterthought as if having a double DIN stereo was more important.
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My GF of 2 years has never accidently pushed this as far as I remember. There is an easy solution to this fellas, if your friends have their arms on your center console they are too ocmfortable. Simply, downshift 2, maybe 3 gears, hit it, and find some corners to take fast, they will at this point hold on to the weak door handle on the passenger side door, and not be able to hit the hazards My damn passenger side door handle is loose....
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Very first time driving the car, my friend hits it.. I had NO clue where the hell it was, so we pulled over and started hitting random switches until he finally found it. ^_^
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Originally Posted by elise
yes I do but not as often as I switch on the heated seat..again accidentally.
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Originally Posted by Sensation350Z
...I had NO clue where the hell it was...
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Pushing Buttons
When we first had the car my wife pushed the button when I dropped her off at work. This is before I got hearing aids, so I did not hear the flashers and did not see them. I drove around for couple hours in the Z getting used to the way it feels and took it out on some twisties. When I got home I finally saw them on.
During the driving I was getting all sorts of strange looks and stares and I couldn't figure out why.
My most embarassing moment in the Z!!!
During the driving I was getting all sorts of strange looks and stares and I couldn't figure out why.
My most embarassing moment in the Z!!!
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I use the flashers on purpose! It tells everyone I'm coming! LOL J/K
What can it hurt to have them on though? If you're going fast and changing lanes a lot it calls attention to you...may be a good thing or a bad thing, not sure yet. Will try and report with my verdict! LOL
What can it hurt to have them on though? If you're going fast and changing lanes a lot it calls attention to you...may be a good thing or a bad thing, not sure yet. Will try and report with my verdict! LOL
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I have a 2003 Track with custom leather and heated seats, never had a problem with accidentally hitting the heated seats switches but then the ones I have are aftermarket.
I have had a couple of friends accidentally press the hazard lights switch but its not a frequent occurance.
I have had a couple of friends accidentally press the hazard lights switch but its not a frequent occurance.