And in California, armrests for the driver are illegal due to that
potential danger.  I (B) understand why, because if I'm driving the
twisy roads which require lots of arm movement then I flip 'em up
because I find them to be in the way.

But on the flatter stretches, I do use 'em.  I have a problem with
lack of upper-body strength, and if I don't use 'em for the flatter
stretches of driving, then my shoulders go numb after about 15
minutes.  Using the arm rests, I can relax one arm at a time, as I
need to.

If I needed to get out of my seat in a hurry, I expect I'd find my
seatbelt more a hindrance than the armrest!

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Dec 7, 2008, at 10:58 PM, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

>> I hate those arm rests. Try getting out of your car in a hurry when
>> one is flipped down. I'd rather have arm rests built into the front
>> doors. Tossed my Carat arm
>> rests a long time ago. Happier ever since.
>
> Drivers who have armrests down are dangerous. The armrests interfere
> with arm movement.

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