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Hello,
That’s quite a slick set up you got there @steeldove. My dad was a C-5 quad. My dad’s therapist wanted him to drive so we bought a new car and had it outfitted. Digital no less, quite a difference from 1970.
Jake
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@jakedduck1 and @james4753xerxes The Kempf system was created by a man who was determined to solve his own problem: At the beginning . . . the perseverance of one man
Kempf
Kempf Headquarter in Alsace
In 1954
In 1954 Jean-Pierre KEMPF, who had lost the use of both legs after contracting polio, invented the accelerator ring to be able to drive his car keeping both hands on the steering wheel.
He founded his company in his garage and became the leader in his field in France.
First the accelerator ring was a mechanical device with a rod going through the steering column and pushing on the original accelerator pedal.
When steering wheels started having airbags, the accelerator ring became an electronic device and today it uses digital technology.
At the end of his life in 2002, Jean-Pierre KEMPF had sold over 100 000 accelerator rings. Using an accelerator ring became the standard way of driving for a paraplegic driver in France and many other European countries.
Martine KEMPF, Jean-Pierre's daughter is today CEO of KEMPF Inc. in the US.
Martine Kempf is herself a talented inventor and business woman. I was amazed to find that she gave me her direct phone line and that she responded quickly to my emails. The cost of the device includes picking up your vehicle and transporting it on a truck to their facility (mine went to Florida) and returning your vehicle the same way.
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I was wondering how you had your Dad’s car equipped. Thanks Jim