One of the results of my wife's stroke is the feeling hasn't returned to her right foot. Her PT mentioned that for the time being she could probably go backto driving soon with a left foot pedal. What does anyone know about them. Can I install it my self? Move it from one car to another? Is there anything I should be aware of?
Picture a big U attached to a hinge, you bolt the hinge to the floor, the right side of the U pushes on the throttle and the left side is where your foot goes. They can be folded down for use by two-footed people.
My grandfather was a right below-knee amputee for the last ~10 years of his life, he just drove left-footed with no special vehicle modifications. His last car didn't have a bench seat like his previous cars, so he just leaned his right knee up against the shifter of his Mark VII. I don't think he ever took his prosthetic off except for going to bed.
I know that in Jersey it must be installed by a place certified to make such modifications and you need the proper papers to get it done.
I never bothered with them for automatics - just cross over - but might be tough for Mrs. Wally. In the MG - I built it for me - no right side gas pedal. She should definitely have some safe practice - it's new muscle memory so things probably won't feel natural and reaction times can suffer especially if she's accustomed to right foot braking.
My neighbor has had 3 different varieties. One was as Knurled described.
Second functioned the same way but was hung under the dash instead of bolted to the floor. Had a pedal that matched the factory pedal
Third setup was a hand lever on the left side of the steering colum that was pulled toward you to push the gas.
All of these were not very complicated and were very easy to install. Moving from one car to another probably could be done but the ones he had were made to fit the particular vehicle.
You should check with your DMV about use of any of these. You may be required to have handicapped tags on the vehicle before you can install them.
I don't want to sound like a jerk, but your wife probably shouldn't drive until cleared by a doctor.
In reply to rotard:
She's not going to, and hopefully she regins full use of her right leg sooned rather than later. The rehab facility has a car and a simulator to practice on and they won't clear her for it until she passes a test. I just wanted to see what I was going to need to do if this becomes necessary.
if you have a newer car with a fly by wire pedal, maybe you can just unbolt it, move it over, and bolt it back down? if the wiring isn't long enough, get another plug and make an extension harness..
hmm.. i think i just thought of a million dollar idea..
novaderrik wrote: if you have a newer car with a fly by wire pedal, maybe you can just unbolt it, move it over, and bolt it back down? if the wiring isn't long enough, get another plug and make an extension harness.. hmm.. i think i just thought of a million dollar lawsuit...
FTFY
RealMiniDriver wrote:novaderrik wrote: if you have a newer car with a fly by wire pedal, maybe you can just unbolt it, move it over, and bolt it back down? if the wiring isn't long enough, get another plug and make an extension harness.. hmm.. i think i just thought of a million dollar lawsuit...FTFY
only in New Jersey..
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