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Nov. 26th, 2004 10:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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zandev's attention to the fact that the vast majority of cars seem to have their petrol filler caps on the right hand side. He pointed out that that was silly, and that there should be an even distribution.
We tried to count filler caps on cars going past, but ran into a problem: seeing one means the cap is on the right. Not seeing one means the cap is on the left or you just missed it. Plus there were issues with cars going past too quickly, sun in eyes, etc.
So, I think a little scientific rigour is needed. And what could be more scientifically rigorous than an LJ poll ?
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zandev's attention to the fact that the vast majority of cars seem to have their petrol filler caps on the right hand side. He pointed out that that was silly, and that there should be an even distribution.We tried to count filler caps on cars going past, but ran into a problem: seeing one means the cap is on the right. Not seeing one means the cap is on the left or you just missed it. Plus there were issues with cars going past too quickly, sun in eyes, etc.
So, I think a little scientific rigour is needed. And what could be more scientifically rigorous than an LJ poll ?
[Poll #391837]
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Date: 2004-11-26 04:41 am (UTC)It has indicators on the left - I'm quite surprised is Vauxhall have switched them over. I can see that the new nudgey system is possibly quite sensible, but one of those things where the getting-used-to-it hump may take a lot of getting over.
Having driven a few Vauxhalls I'm familiar with their way of getting into reverse (and have taken a long time to get used to anything else).
Andy's Vectra has a mad petrol cap, though. The first time I tried to fill it up, I ended up going home again because I just couldn't figure it out. The flap covering the inlet just wouldn't open... it had no lock, no lever anywhere, no obvious mechanisms at all. It transpires that you open it by just hooking your finger under and pulling - which of coursed I'd tried - but that this only works if the keys are still in the ignition. Mad.