Is that forwards first or backwards first? (Re: unintuitive for-loop behavior)

[BartC]

On 03/10/2016 12:53, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz>:
>
>> Turns out the only difference between first and reverse on that model
>> is whether you lift up a little ring on the shaft of the gear lever
>> prior to engagement.
>>
>> Who came up with *that* brilliant piece of user interface design I
>> don't know. It seems specifically designed to encourage velocity sign
>> errors when starting off...
>
> Well, it could be worse. This layout is pretty traditional:
>
>     1  3  5
>     |  |  |
>     +--+--+
>     |  |  |
>     2  4  R

Yes, you get a funny grinding sound when attempting to change from 5th 
to '6th' at 70mph/110kph. Fortunately it doesn't actually go into reverse.

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Bartc