Driving With Hand Controls

A shortish video of me driving with my Freedom Staff Portable Hand Controls for handicap drivers. Includes a video on assembly and installation by Ronnie Dobbs
These work flawlessly, and have allowed me to regain my confidence when driving.
Amazon Product Link: www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...
Ronnie Dobbs: / @ronniedobbs5576

[@LordJesus1447]

i'm just here to show some support, this methods seem very useful for people in special needs, big up folks, much love

[@jimclark5894]

I'm a RAKA and use hand controls. Hand controls that you PUSH to brake are much safer than controls you PULL to brake. When you need to stop quickly, your body tends to move forward. If you need to PULL the brake lever back towards you you are going against the forward motion of your body. If you're moving forward and PUSHING forward on the control you're taking advantage of your centrifugal force to help you brake. If you had both legs, you'd PUSH with your foot to brake so your subconscious reaction you've used for years is to PUSH to brake. PULLING to brake requires you to reprogram your brain. Your natural reaction is to PUSH, NOT PULL

[@supergolfdude]

Thanks, Al. Despite three spine surgeries, I’m still losing feeling in my legs. I was afraid I was going to lose my driving ability. You give me a lot of hope here.

[@sugunanair4020]

God bless

[@theaudiopattern]

So glad I found these hand controls. A neurological condition left my legs weak & numb, so driving has been a bit scary. During a relapse, I panicked & threw my car into park to avoid bumping the car in front of me at a drive-thru. I forgot about the emergency brake, and throwing it into park caused it to make a horrible sound. After a few more close-calls, I did a search. Thanks for this video. Being right-handed, I installed mine "backwards" as well, and it's a very comfortable drive. What a difference!

[@chrisreeves1547]

I had the same experience throwing my car into park!! The transmission made a awful sound, this happened 3 times! The drive thru's were very difficult.

[@smallhillorchids]

Thank you for putting the time in on this, Al.

[@alfredintrabartolo4654]

thanks Al I had a tumor removed from my spinal cord new years 2016 and lost feeling in my legs but I can move them but where they are was my problem WELL after seeing your video and I found the control on eBay life is much better now I never liked asking for rides bless you and yours 🍺

[@michaelromero8057]

Same here Alfred...its sucks, don't it?

[@scottsarrells]

Same...in 1997 at the age of 20. Made a great recovery within a year but noticed a little foot drop in 2006. It has digressed since then and I'm now back in my chair permanently...wish I could get answers but it's not a textbook case.

[@UnsolicitedThoughtsOfARose]

The hand controls you have give me hope that I might be able to drive one day! All the other stick ones I’ve seen look very challenging for me.

[@mariejaarsmakillian5193]

Thank you for sharing/making this video. Today is the day to finally do this and place this order. Driving for me is getting a little more difficult in moving my foot from brake to gas and this will entirely give me back my freedom...I am thinking...!

[@LaSheraMichelle]

This video makes me excited to get back to driving 😏

[@haidacable]

Me too.

[@opeth2097]

Me too

[@janebudde6220]

This was super helpful! Thanks!!

[@medicalbulkbuy]

It will be really useful video for the people who want to drive with no leg moment. Thanks

[@alstefanelli]

You may have noticed that I've installed these backwards. I've done this because I have greater control of the braking function by using my entire hand pulling the handle towards me, rather that one or two fingers pushing it. This doesn't interfere with the way the controls function.

[@msebel]

Al: This is fighting the laws of physics. When you stop, inertia continues to pull you forward. The faster you stop, the harder this forward "force" feels, making it more and more difficult to apply the pulling toward you force to brake when you're set up backwards.

[@mgiles13100]

to the guy who commented you are wrong and know nothing about functionality of a para-quadriplegic driver or much about physics

[@alstefanelli]

I find the baking to be more than adequate. I've had to stop rather suddenly several times, and had absolutely no issues whatsoever

[@mgiles13100]

hi Al. I'm a quadriplegic and have the quick stick name brand setup. I am a quadriplegic with limited arm and hand movement. One way or another I'm gonna drive. The setup I'm running doesn't seem to be as nice as this one. I am going to get what you have and set it up anyway I can in order to drive. Braking is my biggest problem especially if you need to instantly. I am going to drive one way or another. when I get enough money I'm going to order that kit and if I can't get it working right I'll hit you up for some advice on how I can get it working right for me. nice video thumbs-up

[@alstefanelli]

michael Fantastic! I'll be glad to offer any help I can. 😊

[@jjk1443]

Thank you - you helped me. Yurek from Poland

[@juniorvong9004]

Thanks for this video Al

[@vtwinpower650]

Thanks, I am sold !!!!

[@waterfall836]

God bless you for this video. Makes a lot of people happy an positive to live foreword in life

[@boblevey]

Thanks a lot Al, I just had surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon rupture a few weeks ago and am in a cast and a boot for a lengthy amount of time.. You just set me free Man!!! Thanks Big Time!!!

[@danielarichards4710]

How did you use the indicators?

[@jasminelove9398]

I have a disability and I was told I’d have to have hand controls this makes me very excited

[@skiptaggart8116]

Thanks for this video, Al! It should be included with the Freedom Staff video. They only show how to install it but not how to use it.

[@jameslivingston8301]

Thank you Al!

[@doriantaylor5243]

thank you this video is really informative I've been looking at different portable hand controls to get myself into driving. I kind of like this setup. If I have any questions when I get them do you mind if I hit you up here?

[@kayceebauer3875]

So for the gear shift, blinkers etc, do you have to take your hand off the wheel?

[@jfoquendo]

i see that you have the extended part of the arm on the right the way i would want it did you just reverse it or did you order it for right handed ?

[@FranHoganPanama]

Cool video, Al!

[@kougamax]

Is there a way to set a specific speed with dcn controls or do you have to have cruise control on your vehicle?

[@nitaxoxoxox7876]

Ok I have the same controls. I'm always worried that when I pull to brake , it pulls my gas pedal up. Is that going to be a problem ever ? Thanks for the vid

[@TotalRookie_LV]

I have very similar set. Never actually tried it so far, as automatic is so easy, epecially with cruise control (my previous ar was manual with no fancy things like CC), didn't had the necessity until recently, but now my MS seem to be progressing on my right foot too. 🙄

[@adammoran7849]

I built a set of these for my 2012 Chevy Colorado, the throttle response is excellent but the brake is "spongy". Any idea on how I could remedy that?

[@Hesam0000]

Now (Jan30-19) available on EBAY for only $70. Just a warning, there is noway you can stop the car by pulling if you're going 60mph and someone jumps on the road. Accident waiting to happen. Brake must only be pushes on the left.

[@themccarthyproject8654]

I turned them around so it's push to break and pull to gas. Felt a lot more comfortable

[@ThePoppie225]

Please let me know how often you need to retighten the clamps on the pedals.

[@charleslumpkin3391]

Very nice.

[@ytonyrt]

An excellent video thanks. However I am unsure how you reverse the controls, how can you make a press into a pull?

[@kenchamp3698]

+Tony Randall Flip it over before install

[@romeolaurente6879]

can quadreplegic c5 c6 use this hand control ty

[@danielarichards4710]

How do I use the indicators whole driving with this

[@simwojerereizaya5883]

I want this, how can I get it am ampute by both forelimbs above knee,

[@asifichowdhury2154]

from where I can get this device. I am from Bangladesh

[@sunatsouth3939]

Please where can I buy it? I'm in New York city

[@mikekennedy7365]

How long did it take you to get used to using them

[@silveriomunozsimon2886]

Me ha llamado la atención este sistema para conducir y llevar un coche automático y adaptado para personas con movilidad limitada. Es mi caso. Tengo uno más rudimentario. Conducco con la mano derecha. Serviría para mi? No se inglés

[@onlyjihan]

Awesome where can I get one?

[@IjazAhmed-wi3vk]

Please tell me, from where I get this system, I am from Lahore, Pakistan, I will be extremely grateful

[@PUNEETRAM9999]

What price and who place I am buy this product

[@onlyjihan]

Do you have any reglation? Just put it on and go??

[@bhabutaram569]

very good

[@parigill5541]

Hello I live in Pakistan and have right leg polio I would love to drive a car but here we have no such facility how could you help me?

[@sambrinker6783]

Hey man, I think you might have these controls on upside down. You want them to be reversed so its pull to accelerate and push to brake. This way if you brake hard and your body moves forward you don't let off the brake and your body naturally continues to push the brake

[@opeth2097]

Can anyone please share the link of the stuff on Amazon ?

[@manishahuja3045]

from where i can buy this?

[@kraymbaleed7351]

I am from Libya and I want such a device. Do you have a delivery service to Libya?

[@opeth2097]

Can I find it on Amazon guys ?

[@mofrehsarhan5470]

I. am here to shaw my admiration and if possible to get unit like that , I will ver much appreciated kind regards

[@rajeshsutar898]

How many price of This assemble kit

[@patsisherrard3439]

Can you install it to where you use your left hand to gas and brake and right to turn wheel??

[@alstefanelli]

Yes, in fact when I sold the Toyota Camry and Bought a Honda CRV, the center console blocked the right hand install option I initially chose. I now have it installed opposite, so I control acceleration, speed, and braking with my left hand now.

[@audreyacosta5418]

Helo where can I buy?

[@jehuselvaraj5556]

Can i have one for my friend who really need such attachment, will uou supply to India Many people different parts of the world requested where to get this kit you have not answered on behalf of every one i request to share the details so that all get this kit. I hope you will support. Thank you

[@darrenanderson5260]

Is it hard to learn I have my Assement next week it will be first time ever trying the push pull controls ave a feeling I will not pass it looks easy but looks hard too if you know what I mean I can't use my legs at all but good video thanks

[@alstefanelli]

It becomes second nature very quickly. Just practice.

[@chrisreeves1547]

I hope your doing good. I am starting to learn myself, and I never learn easily!

[@darrenanderson5260]

@@chrisreeves1547 bro I passed we flying colours that was now say 5 years ago great being bk on the road it is actually quite easy good luck sure you will smash it

[@chrisreeves1547]

@@darrenanderson5260 Can I ask you if the portable ones are covered say in case of an accident in the state of Indiana?? I know I need to get ahold of the DMV. That's great news your driving!!!

[@darrenanderson5260]

@@chrisreeves1547 covered what by your insurance am not sure what your meaning sorry can you explain a bit more thanks Darren

[@edsonarantes6825]

quanto custa um adaptador desse

[@tonyyudhianto7393]

where i can buy it? please inform because i need it, im difable thank's before..from indonesia

[@CathieZimmerman]

tony yudhianto just saw it on Amazon.

[@TheArvindsinghwal]

Amazon.I also bought..

[@tazcountry4828]

You may want to check with your state DMV or DOT which ever applies here may need endorsement on license

[@nlm2nd]

Oh hello. Just popping in from a Reddit comment section on a video of a woman's custom truck with this sort of set up. I hope one day they'll have figured out the self driving cars enough that I can use one as a legally deafblind person.

[@shawannamcday]

Did you have to pay for a driver evaluation to be able to drive with hand controls

[@bowieinc]

Has anyone tried to flip these controls and use it for a clutch pedal? I have use of my legs so I am able to push the gas and brake, but have a muscular dystrophy and don’t have the muscles to engage a clutch easily without discomfort. Before any safety or legality replies, this would be for off road use. Thank you!

[@GB434]

Was it easy to learn to drive like this?

[@JamesTylee]

Glad to see the controls working out for you.... Ive been driving over 25 years with "hand controls" as a wheelchair user.... I also race, drift, and do some crazy stuff... You are ABSOLUTELY using these controls in an unsafe manner..... Not trying to sound harsh, but safety first.... as someone else commented on the law of physics.. here's a question: Why would you use two fingers in a reverse manner to push the brake down? Perhaps you can speak with a driving instructor well versed in mobility aids... I'd hate to say it, but I'm pretty sure you could NOT post a video of you locking up the breaks mimicking a deer or an accident in front of you...

[@annemariehendriksen8215]

James Tylee 9i

[@malikshebi8206]

clutch and gear

[@nazinom]

izzit legal to modify our own hand drive.

[@TheArvindsinghwal]

I have this n very easy to drive automatic car. I have Honda City CVT I drive from one year . I purchased this from Amazon in ₹10000

[@nightshadowyt5408]

Sir are you still use this products are not pleased tell me and if you not then which one you use I ask because I'm handicap and in my country they not use this products they use very bad products if you help me to tell about that it's best help for me so I will wait for your reply sir thank you

[@rasmibidari5025]

hello I am from Nepal i m seeking a oppurnity to take drive hand control both leg handicap

[@brovonaathan3127]

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[@ingridcarolinaaquinoarmoa4487]

Como consigo este producto por favor??!!!!

[@cristianblack8832]

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[@cristianblack8832]

A las personas interesadas más pueden contactar a el correo [e-mail] y con gusto les brindó información

[@fluffym8159]

Better than automatic and manual

[@longvillier]

you have an adress to order

[@annadaneshhiremath7394]

Hi I need car how much cost ..in a new car

[@kimberliloaiza3587]

Where can i Buy one of those?

[@TheArvindsinghwal]

From Amezon

[@smsmsmsm5844]

I use this device on left side and use left hand much easier

[@chrisreeves1547]

Thank's for sharing that as that is where mine is. I am just today learning!

[@user-nj1vy2fn8d]

Где это чудо можно купить.

[@calvinfoo]

Where do I buy this?

[@alstefanelli]

Amazon sells them. Five years later I am still driving with these, but now I use them on my Honda CRV in Panamá.

[@jasonray2526]

Now if they only made something for a standard to push the clutch in and out

[@sheraman4879]

Dear sir how I can get this devoice

[@TheArvindsinghwal]

From Amazon I hv purchased this. n very easy to use..₹10000

[@jehuselvaraj5556]

Kindly share the Amazon link

[@RiddimDubstep]

What about the clutch? XD

[@zt7441]

its an automatic

[@allin6532]

Does anyone have a significant other that uses the hand controls if they need to use the car? I really don’t want to have to take the controls off every time my wife needs to use my car.

[@kantapongtrisom8051]

ราคาเท่าไรคับ

[@adepa-kristodea]

Good technology. We need some in Ghana. Help us get some.

[@TheArvindsinghwal]

U can purchase it from Amazon

[@jehuselvaraj5556]

Kindly share the link so that interested people can Buy this product

[@gruponeutro]

so your brake light is on all the time

[@alstefanelli]

No. The brake lights only come on when the brake is engaged by pulling or pushing on the handle - depending on which way you have them installed.

[@ThatCuriousArtist]

Take it this wouldn't work for cars that are manual. So that's why these are more popular in the USA rather than the UK?

[@LALITDUTT-cj5gn]

adress

[@bappirthikana2176]

its price please

[@murrellsummers1987]

I've seen it on ebay. Priced from $65 to $280. Depends on who you buy it from.

[@ryanragan7210]

Where do I get a pair, for free or a reduced price? Thank -You

[@fim46923]

Hi Ryan, I found the Freedom Staff controls pretty cheap at this link: www.ebay.com/itm/401657797481

[@jonaswu8700]

i love your video may i talk to you

[@sanjeev3064]

I Am Form India Order This For My Dady

[@brovonaathan3127]

u may cal me 0060197597608 my name niyaz from malaysia..im selling as well

[@claudiocabrera4291]

Hello! Why in the description of the product on amazon says ''push for brake and pull for gas''? and you say '' push for gas and pull for brake'' ? please help

[@CathieZimmerman]

claudio cabrera he reversed it at installation because it’s more comfortable for him that way.

[@bhuneshaagre3467]

I want like this car plz address me

I didn't like it. It looks like dangerous. I think it's better when the acceleration is fixed on the steering wheel.

[@brians48now]

that looks almost to easy

[@thegeorgio2977]

This just blew my fucking mind but why not use your feet

[@beauds653]

The "screw" stick to nails and make up honey. That screw is a "bolt".

[@CathieZimmerman]

Mike Beaudin 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@cynthialewis2096]

Okay honey... douche.

[@michaellewis9589]

imagine trying a manual

[@tonywynn1437]

It’s dangerous