POLL: Have you activated the wipers in an ICE car trying to put it into drive...?

[CyberGus]

Bonus points if this happened to you more than once...

 

[XLR82XS]

I don't own any ICE vehicles that have wiper/transmission controls near each other - especially a DMC-12

 

[GWord]

Before COVID I was a heavy business traveler. Would happen all the time. Also, if I had a dollar for every time I left my rental car running when I got out...

 

[tmyl21]

Done that too both in girlfriend's bmw x3

 

[Kandiru]

I swear every time I enter an ICE and try to start it I activate the wipers,
along with the classic leaving the car trying to lock it with engine still running.

 

[JoJoV111]

I did it to my mom's car multiple times in the same day. I also, when parked on a small hill, put the car into drive but forgot to put the key in. After some panic of "why am I rolling???" I realized. I then forgot to take the key out. Tesla spoils us!

 

[AmokTime]

I went shopping about 3 months after getting an M3, but I drove our Prius. While I was loading my groceries into the car at the tail end of the trip, my engine cycled on. I stopped for a moment, stunned as I realized that I simply got out and walked away, leaving the car both unlocked and “on” for the duration of my shopping trip. We subsequently traded the Prius in on another M3.

 

[byeLT4]

Just last night as we were sitting in the drive thru. Took the wife's Ioniq and left the Tesla in the garage becuase the weather looked bad LOL!

 

[HooosierDaddy]

No because my other ICE vehicles the wiper stalk is on the other side of column. I have to admit that almost every time I drive one of the ICE vehicles I do try to engage D or R at the column and or when I park I just start getting out or the car. I've had one (maybe more.. LOL) of the other cars start rolling away. What a weird sensation when you trying to step out and start doing the splits!