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

[Gregory Ewing]

BartC wrote:
> On 03/10/2016 12:53, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> 
>> 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.

Yes, my previous car had that layout. I never actually
tried to go from 5 to R at speed, so I don't know
what it would have sounded like, but I know from the
service manual that it had a mechanism to prevent it
from happening.

-- 
Greg