I like @orton's reminder strap method Good for all sorts of pre-flight items ... as long as you remember to put them on. Store the strap on the offending cord, hose, fan remote etc. ... to remember to install on steering wheel. What was I just saying?
During college I had a summer job working for the Forest Service. After filling the fire truck with gas I forgot to remove the nozzle and pulled the nozzle and hose off the pump as I drove off. Knowing I have limited brain power, one of my solutions was putting the shore power cord location under the driver door where I can see it when entering van.
I may do that when I install a permanent way to plug in the van. I thought about wiring in a buzzer that buzzed if the key was turned on (only when plugged in) but right now the van is still in the "cut and screw" phase.
That's where I hang my mask. I wonder if someday cars will come with a place to put our masks like they did with cup holders.
Airline pilots have put a cup on the flap or slat handle for decades and there've still been accidents because it becomes too familiar. Putting the power cord through the steering wheel, leaving a written list of items or checklist in front of the speedo, or putting the key near where an item needs to be cleared - all are more positive.
You raise a good point about it becoming habit and thus, forgotten. Since what I use often changes because of what's close by in the cab, I'm always looking at the item later on and saying "maybe I should put that away properly". The method has yet to fail me.
Just loop a mask over the most "offensive" bits. Everyone's in a daze anyway so no one will pay you much attention.
We have auto eject cords on our ambulances. We plug them in whenever we return from a call and when you turn the ambulance on it automatically ejects the power cord so it takes the brain capacity required out of the equation. Pretty neat system. Probably not cheap though
