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Originally Posted by ovekvam
I probably have longer legs than that woman, but you wouldn't notice, because I don't dress like that! :-)
My knee is of course not in contact with the knee rest, as it is more in line with the gear lever. My leg is resting against the knee rest, thus supporting the knee, and allowing the gear lever to go into first gear without hitting my knee. If I don't spread my legs, my knees would interfere with the steering wheel.
(I drove a Lotus Elise where I got the knee jammed between the steering wheel and the gear lever in first gear. Had to select second gear to steer.)
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Dear Mr.Overkam
Thank you very much for sending this picture!
This make the following clear:
- Your knee is almost at an angle of 90 degrees !!!! This is very unusual for
young and middle-age drivers of sporty cars like the BMW 1&2 Serie. This
what people call - the Van and Truckdriver-position-
.
- You are using the knee-rest as a SHINBONE-REST.
- The distance between hip and knee is much shorter than the distance
between hip and the half-shinebone and because of this is the effect
of the original knee-rest in curves and on long journeys very slight!
Kind regards
Jan Wiebenga