XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , T0m $herman   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 3/15/2014 9:55 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   > > In article , T0m $herman   
   > >  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 3/11/2014 3:10 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   > >>> In article , DevilsPGD   
   > >>>  wrote:   
   > >>>> In the last episode of <110320141917332297%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your   
   > >>>> Name  said:   
   > >>>>> In article , DevilsPGD   
   > >>>>>  wrote:   
   > >>>>>> In the last episode of <110320141812046507%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your   
   > >>>>>> Name  said:   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>> You "adjust things" when you get in. You pull over somewhere safe to   
   > >>>>>>> "adjust things". There's no need to "adjust things" while actually   
   > >>>>>>> driving.   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> Given that most cars have no thermostat, and instead rely on a "hotter   
   > >>>>>> vs colder" style knob, adjusting the temperature is often necessary.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> The knobs (or in my car it's a slider) usually has a few variable   
   > >>>>> positions. In a car you drive often you would get used to what those   
   > >>>>> settings mean in terms of comfort.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Probably. However, current interior and exterior temperatures are a   
   > >>>> factor, as will be the heat of the engine in a non-thermostat-controlled   
   > >>>> car.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>>> And a safety issue, if your windows start to fog unexpected.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> Yes, and you carefully pull over and stop somewhere safe to do that,   
   > >>>>> then drive off when you can actually see properly again.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> You don't actually drive much, do you? You can normally observe the fog   
   > >>>> start since it typically appears first at the edges of the windshield.   
   > >>>> You can safely drive for minutes or seconds before the windshield is   
   > >>>> obscured, or with the flip of a switch, drive indefinitely.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> It's also difficult to predict when it will or will not fog, since one   
   > >>>> of the factors is the humidity and body heat of the passenger's breath.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> "You can safely drive for minutes or seconds" ... which means you can   
   > >>> pull over safely and stop (or at worst at a red traffic light), and   
   > >>> THEN fiddle with the controls. You DO NOT fiddle with controls while   
   > >>> actually driving.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> OR simply open the window before driving.   
   > >>   
   > >> Open the window how much, and which windows?  This can only be   
   > >> determined while the vehicle is in motion (unless we build wind tunnels   
   > >> along side the road), and often requires frequent adjustments.  Your   
   > >> contention is asinine.   
   > >   
   > > I almost always have both windows on my two-door car open. In winter   
   > > they may only be open a little. If it's pouring with rain they would   
   > > stay closed, but I instead set the vents to blow on the windscreen   
   > > before I drive off. Never ever had any issues with major fogging up at   
   > > all.   
   > >   
   > > There's no need at all to keep playing with the controls. That's likely   
   > > only going to make things worse.   
   > >   
   > You must drive in different conditions than I do.   
   >   
   > Again, both the length and degree of required attention to control   
   > ventilation and heating are magnitudes lower than making a mobile phone   
   > call.   
      
   The length of time isn't really relevant. It can take just a small   
   fraction of a second for something unseen to happen. Even something as   
   brief (and usually uncontrollable) as a sneeze making you close your   
   eyes can result in you plowing into the car in front that has suddenly   
   stopped.   
      
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