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Originally Posted by Pete Burton
Many MB sedans (like mine) have a roof handle above each door. Why is there a handle above the driver? Granted, the roof design accomodates either right hand or left hand drive, but a plug could have been used over the driver. It certainly doesn't have a use while driving - hands are on steering wheel or other controls. Who knows the answer to this one?
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Perhaps it's a design carryover from steam locomotives to sound the whistle to warn stagecoaches or lazy cows at railroad crossings
