<VV> Corvair Research - Human factor

[kenpepke at juno.com]

With all due respect, you seem to have missed the point.

"Human factor' engineering  has nothing to do with safety and everything
to do with placing blame.  If the 'legal beagles' decide something made
today is 'different' they can and will make it an issue to remove blame 
and responsibility from their client.  It has become the responsibility of the
corporations to not make anything that would vary from what the customer
is accustomed to.

That was the point.
There have been a few cars with dash mounted shifters but the current
thinking for American vehicles is to not have anything that could produce
a stabbing action, projecting back towards the occupants.  Variation from 
that could open an American corporation for criticism. 

At one time it was impossible for an American to file against any Japanese 
company.  Perhaps that is still the case but if not, at least it is still less 
likely for a suit to be brought against Honda or Toyota no matter what they
build.  

That is not the point

Ken P
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>There are lots of things about a Corvair that would be questionable today ... the 
automatic gear selector sticks out of the instrument panel ...
>  
>

Both Honda and Toyota offer current models with a similarly located gear 
selector. Is that "today" enough for you?
Corvair design lives on!

Bill Strickland


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