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Neuropathy | Last Active: Feb 11 7:54pm | Replies (162)
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You reminded me of an incident when my shoes got my pedals wet and my feet dangerously slipped. I now keep an old towel in the car to make sure that I dry the bottoms of my shoes thoroughly before driving when caught in a rain. I no longer assume that my floor mat got it all.
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Having both of my feet numb, and not being able to feel the brake and gas pedals, I opted to have hand controls installed in my car.
The handgrip allows me to pull back and go, push forward to stop.
Being an independent person, I couldn’t sit around and wait for my husband or friend to take me to a hair appt, or nail appt, etc.
The cost was $5,000. to install in my car.
My husband can drive my car when he removes the plate that covers the brake and gas pedals.
When I drive the metal plate is in place,so I don’t automatically try to use them.
Only downside to these controls is if we go somewhere and they have valet parking, the valet person doesn’t know how to drive the car, and they don’t want to assume responsibility in case something g happens.
After my lease was up on my car, I made a decision to buy the car, and I’m very happy being able to drive where I want to go.