Miata Mailing List: October 1993, Message #3
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   From: MANSON@fsd.com
Subject: Re: Bad Horn Buttons
   Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 07:46:03 -0400

Hello Miateers,
Speaking of the "bad horn buttons," I am amazed at how ergonomically
correct they are.  I would never go looking for buttons to press
in an emergency (my time is better served avoiding those situations),
but I frequently drive with my thumbs up on top of the upper webbing
of the wheel (so the base of my thumb - you know that thick muscle in the
palm - partially rests on the buttons).  The other day someone stopped
quickly in front of me and in my normal straight-arm reaction the horn
beeped.  My normal reaction to the situation caused my hands to press
the buttons without me even having to think about it.

It probably did no more good than make the breaker mad at me, but in
a more significant situation, it could have alerted the leading driver
that there was a nose fast approaching from the rear.  It may be
accidental design, but it works for me!

Tom Manson
Manson@fsd.com