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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
I build control room software and simulations for oil rigs. I've seen some crazy ergonomic nonsense at times, but not like these wheel switches. The oil rig equivalent of a kill switch is called a TPS (Total Platform Shutdown). It kills everything from wells all the way to export lines, generators, shoves the gas up the flare. The only thing that stays running is a UPS for essential 'life support' systems. You'd never dream having the TPS button in a place it could accidentally be hit. A software TPS button would require a confirmation, whilst a hardware one would be a double action (lift and push).
I don't understand these steering wheels, and having now seen the Bentley one, I'm amazed this isn't more common.
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yeah, that's why is wierd to me that a k.switch on a gt3 doesn't require to be pushed for 4-5 seconds to be triggered. You can accidentally hit it and nothing happens but if you push it for seconds it's because you want to push it or really you don't know what you're doing.