Otherwise it defeats the purpose of calling it a glove box. If gloves are not in this box it would be more accurate to describe that volume as a passenger compartment.
youre really not going to like what they do on parkways
Or driveways.
You should see me on the highways today.
Imagine my surprise when I realised byways was spelled with a ‘y’!
I’m a follower of the bi-ways, myself
On my Fiat 500 (which admittedly doesn’t have a door that can be closed) the manual refers to it as an “oddments compartment”.
Can the door be opened?
Only once.
Passenger compartment is even more wrong than glove box, though, isn’t it?
That compartment is used by the driver. I’ve never seen a passenger use it. And obviously, the driver doesn’t keep passengers in that compartment.
It’s got nothing to do with passengers, other than being on the passenger’s side. And if it’s really just because it’s on the passenger’s side, “passenger compartment” is an unusual way to say that in English. It sounds like what you’d call the main cabin.
On the other hand, if you have gloves that you keep in the car, at least it’s possible to keep them in that compartment.
I legit keep a pair of leather work gloves and a flashlight in my glove compartment.
It’s come in handy multiple times
tires were a lot less reliable than they are now, and i mean to the point that you really needed to be ready to change a flat every time you drove your car… they didn’t fail all the time, but they failed at a much higher rate and when they did it was usually catastrophic… modern tires tend to deal with punctures and failure in general a lot better than the inner tube tires used prior to the 80s… and obviously nobody had a cell phone to call for help…
so you kept work gloves in there for changing a flat tire
I thought it was from when people wore “driving gloves” back in the day
think whatever the fuck you like, my little Thinker
Eh, after looking it up, I was correct. So I will continue thinking that.
well you’re a good looker upper too aren’t you dipshit… i only wrote that out so that i could get you to look up some shit for me… thank you…
Does noone use driving gloves anymore?
The glove box is for your registration, proof of insurance, and a collection of assorted useless bullshit that you’ll see once a year, and clean out maybe twice for as long as you own the car.
That cheap keychain you bought? Glove box.
Three tire pressure gauges that don’t work very well? Glove box.
Throw in a dull utility knife, some electrical tape, fuses that don’t fit your car, a blinker bulb, expired mints or chewing gum, a Bic lighter, and a clicky pen you got for free for going to something, and you’ve got a well-stocked compartment.
It’s the junk drawer in your kitchen, but for your car.
Don’t forget hundreds and hundreds of fast food napkins that make it impossible to find anything else in there.
Honestly, I think there should be legislation. that any usb ports should only be allowed to be placed within closed compartments (such as the glove box) so that to charge your phone or use Car play / android auto your phone would have to be away and inaccessible.
They could then be renamed to a phonebox
So people without in-dash display units to use Car Play don’t get navigation then? My phone sits on the dash with maps plugged in for roadtrips.
If car manufacturers didn’t always include 500 page novels and put them in there then there might be room for gloves. If anything the glovebox should be called the manual-box
Of course, in most modern cars it’s called the automatic box.
