Do I Drive a Car?

Yes, I do drive a minivan actually! I would love to go to a smaller vehicle but with two girls and a boy and our annual  road trip to California to visit my family and friends in the area it is almost impossible to fit us all in a hybrid car, with luggage, the size of my husband's Toyota Prius which he is in love with and rarely if ever gets in my van anymore than he has to for hauling things.

Anyway, getting back to my driving: I must have it equipped for me which means that I have an attached pedal and a knob on the steering wheel so that my left side can do all the work many of you use with abilities on your right side take for granted.

Below I have two pictures of the attachments on my minivan. Again, I will say that I am a lucky one because of the fact that I only needed these two attachments that simply pop off if someone else needs to drive my van for any reason. .

The floor board of my minivan with attachment

Steering wheel with knob

Sorry for the mess on the floor board, I guess I should vacuum soon.  If you cannot tell the floorboard pedal attachment allows me to use the accelerator on the right by the simple fact that when I press the left pedal the lever on the right presses the accelerator itself and allows me to use only my left foot. The brake is just in the same spot and used just as you do.

The knob on the wheel aids me in turning in tight spaces and or when I am trying to get into parking lots and such. I will say that unless I am turning right or in a parking lot I hardly use it. Instead I place my left hand at the twelve o'clock position and steer from that spot by placing my palm under or over the top of the wheel itself.

If any of you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments. I will answer any questions you may have because part of what I would like to do here is answer any and all questions you, the readers may have. The more you know the better you will understand how I get around an able-bodied world.