Why does my cruise control have braille?
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So you don't have to look at the buttons to find the correct ones. You will know the one with 3 lines is the RES etc... not uncommon at all, though often they just use some dot on the center button
So you know which button is which without looking at it? (I know, not funny)
I feel for the raised tactile "braille" virtually every time I engage or change the cruise control, so I don't have to look at the button. It's not that a quick glance at the buttons is going to cause an accident, but not looking away is a good thing.
On the same idea, why do drive-up ATMs have braille on the buttons? Was thinking, what? Blind drivers?(sorry, visually impared)
Actually found out....they use the same panel as the walk-up ATM, easier to make them all the same. Posed the question to guy repairing an ATM, he'd been asked that question several times.
Actually found out....they use the same panel as the walk-up ATM, easier to make them all the same. Posed the question to guy repairing an ATM, he'd been asked that question several times.
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If it's that busy on the road, you probably won't need cruise control anyway
True, but I do a ton of long distance interstate driving. Plus, I use my cruise a lot in town, because it helps me avoid traffic awards.
I got a good laugh the first time I went to a drive up ATM and there were instructions for use in Braille.
It could be useful for someone with great distance vision but poor closeup vision.
You could ask for a braille menu at McDonald’s drive up window.
Ah, it's for touch typists, so they know their index fingers are back on the F and J keys after a series of keyboard activity. Beats having to look down at the keyboard periodically.
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