ChooseFreedom
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Only if your hand is already in that position. You're assuming the left hand is in the 9:00 position, and the wheel is not already turning.The turn signal stalk is close enough to the steering wheel that it can be activated by a finger motion with one's hand on the steering wheel.
Even in that scenario, it's a wash. They're basically the same type motion, moving one finger/thumb.
And "close enough to the steering wheel" is not the same as ON the steering wheel.
It all comes back to learned habits. Once the new habit is formed, technically it's actually quicker and safer to have the signal on the wheel, where your hands are already positioned, no matter what position the wheel is in.
I really couldn't care less about this topic. I just find it funny how many people seem to be willing to die on this particular hill.
It's done. Tesla has made the move. They're not going back, and they're sure as hell not going to add the parts, suppliers, assembly line space, or manpower, back into the cars just to have stalks as "optional".
So either accept it, or don't, and go buy something else. Because at the end of the day, the only real impact the public has, is with their wallets. If enough people stop buying Teslas, and buy other EV's, and Tesla gets surveys or determines somehow that the main reason for the loss in sales was the lack of stalks, maybe they change their entire production line to add them back.
But don't hold your breath.