Take a close look at the icon above. If you saw it on your car's dashboard, would you know what it means?
You better: Your life may depend on it.
According to cars.com, one out of three drivers surveyed did not understand this difficult-to-decipher warning light. Which means that more than a third of drivers on the road today are in danger of creating a major accident if this symbol suddenly lights up.
The article says the icon is supposed to be "idiot proof," but as we've learned in thousands of usability tests, there is no such thing when it comes to symbols. The real "idiots" here (Hey, if they are going to call us idiots, then I'll throw it right back at them) are the designers and developers who don't label their icons. Everyone who sees a symbol for the first time has their own image of what it represents.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a word will prevent a thousand pictures - and in this case, save your life.
No, I won't tell you what the symbol means (Take a guess below first), but you can read the original article and explanation here.
Guess: the force field surrounding your vehicle is breaking apart and no longer provides the protection you'd expect.
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