How do you drive a rental car?
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Tom Willis Tomsfeet Productions E-mail -- tom@tomsfeet.com Phone -- (619) 723-4015
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Foot steering is unavailable in rental cars. So I had to find another way of driving.
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With a little work and a lot of imagination, I came up with a way that allows me to
operate a car equipped with hand controls.
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Hand controls are special equipment installed
in a vehicle that allow a person to drive using
only his/her hands - no feet required.
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The main component is a hand-operated
lever located next to the steering wheel that
controls both the gas and brake pedals.
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The driver steers with one hand and operates
the hand control (gas and brake pedal) with
the other.
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I designed and built a special seating system for
my use – a small box that acts like a booster seat.
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I place the box on the driver’s seat and
secure it with a ratchet strap & the car’s seat belt.
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I then sit on the box, which elevates my feet
to the same level as the dashboard.
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In this position, I am able to turn the steering wheel
with my left foot, and operate the hand control
(gas and brake pedals) with my right foot.
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And I wear my seatbelt whenever I drive the car!
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Tom Willis Tomsfeet Productions E-mail -- tom@tomsfeet.com Phone -- (619) 723-4015
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