Talk:Glove compartment

Yes it does serve the public. It provides historical information to explain its origin and purpose and why the modern version is so called.

Andrew 06-12-06

Article purpose
Does this article actually serve the public? does it explain or educate a reader with regards to a pretty self-evident object? i may be wrong here, but thats the beauty of opinion. Jonomacdrones 02:29, 12 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Pen and Paper Clip are both rather self-evident... Ahanix1989 20:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Jockey what?
I've lived in Seattle for almost twenty years, and I don't ever recall hearing the term "jockey box" for referring to a glove compartment. 24.41.51.199 03:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

I second that, from Olympia, Washington, never heard anyone call it a "jockey box." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.5.202.204 (talk) 13:55, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Third that, from Bellevue for 20+ years and never heard that til this wiki page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.114.135.26 (talk) 20:49, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Fourthing - Oregon native, 23 years old. Never once heard this before. Byerss (talk) 22:48, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Lets just remove or edit that reference. A hit comes up in Encarta referencing the Upper Rocky Mountains down to Texas.Beetlecat (talk) 21:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, remove the jockey box, I lived in Northern Utah and Southern Idaho and everyone calls it the glove box. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.8.154.65 (talk) 17:51, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Dubious statement
"A few modern cars contain knee airbags on the passenger side, which may block the glove compartment in the event of a collision, rendering it and its contents inaccessible until the airbag has deflated sufficiently to be moved."

This is nonsense. Airbags deflate within a second of being deployed.Eregli bob (talk) 07:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Removed. 75.111.48.169 (talk) 04:15, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Well, it is technically correct information, even if it is entirely useless — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.110.184.74 (talk) 19:07, 21 July 2011 (UTC)