How to escape from a car trunk
For the 2002 model year, all cars were required to feature a standard glow-in-the-dark trunk-release lever, which opens the compartment from the inside in the event of an emergency.
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| Perceived Affordance and Metaphorical Signifier |
A useful handle that glows in the dark and has an easy to understand symbol.
The particular shape of the plastic handle effectively induces to pull it towards us, to open the liftgate.
A good interface should have the appropriate perceived affordances to make the tasks that can be done with it evident for the user.
The particular shape of the plastic handle effectively induces to pull it towards us, to open the liftgate.
A good interface should have the appropriate perceived affordances to make the tasks that can be done with it evident for the user.
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| Emergency trunk release lever |
Children – and sometimes adults for work – trapped in the trunk, can die of suffocation or heat stroke. Once in the trunk, they may not be able to get out.
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The emergency trunk release safety problem
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