A friend was surprised to learn about muscle memory. He must not have a car that is started with a push button. If you make a car where a button is pressed to start the engine, what is to prevent the wrong person from pressing it? Theoretically, a fob.
With the fob in my pocket, I press my foot on the brake and push the start button. Without the fob, nothing happens. With the fob in my pocket, the car door will open but without it, no entry. I lived in the big city and used public transportation to date. It wasn't until my junior year in college that I learned to drive. I have been retired for more than a decade now so learning to drive was many years ago. The whole time, I drove using a metal key to start the engine.
Get in and insert the key. My eyes, my feeling of being the driver's seat combine to make me think of the ignition key. There is no ignition key. It doesn't work that way - anymore. My fob has been doing its job every day for a couple of months now but still, I expect a key. My hands want a key. There was always a key before. Where is the key?
My muscles, my brain, my nervous system - they can be persistent in their pursuit of the routine, the procedure, the moves they learned. They are habituated and every time, I get in the car, say 4 to 6 times a day, the body components prompt me to use a key, whether there is a key or not. I have faith in my ability to learn a new procedure. Some day, I will be at ease with a keyless car.
