Why not a preflight check list?  Could be always posted on the dash.

---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote:
> Gas station nozzle still in filler hole buzzer!  Don't ask how I know.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> |Alistair Bell
> |Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 1:59 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
> |
> |mm lets see, how many wish list buzzers does this make it now?
> |
> |1. lights left on buzzer
> |2. key in left in ignition buzzer
> |3. low oil pressure buzzer
> |4. hand brake on buzzer
> |
> |
> |you might consider adding these also:
> |
> |6. pop top not latched buzzer
> |7. extension cord still in electrical port buzzer
> |8. stall warning buzzer
> |
> |
> |maybe cognitive therapy would be easier :)
> |
> |alistair
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |On 3-Jul-10, at 12:31 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> |
> |This is the third time I've forgotten to take off the parking brake
> |before driving. It's not like the brakes are so monstrous that I'll
> |notice on the first quarter-mile downhill away from the house, and my
> |sitting position places the steering wheel right between the dash Brake
> |light and my eyesballs.
> |
> |I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and
> |the transmission is in gear.
> |
> |Mellow Yellow has an automatic transmission, and the starter won't turn
> |if the van is not in Park, so there's some wire that connects to a
> |switch on the shift linkage or something. I can't find that wire in
> |Bentleys.
> |
> |--
> |Rocky J Squirrel
> |84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> |74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> |Bend, OR
> |KG6RCR

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David McNeely