<VV> hand controls and stick shift

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/6/2007 3:47:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
jb30343 at navix.net writes:

Why not  mount the clutch control ON the shifter.  Left hand for steering,  
throttle, brakes via a joystick.  Right hand for shifting/clutch, radio,  
heater, wipers...  --J.B.
> 
> From: "Matt Nall"  <nalllm at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> hand controls and  stick shift
> 
>  For a clutch, if Scotties RIGHT foot is  still strong enough....we'd just 
run 
> the  " Throttle" linkage to  the clutch pedal!
> 
> What??  you say to "busy" for his  right hand..depressing the clutch while 
> moving the  shifter......
> 
> Then make the Hand control on the left  side!
> 
> But..he doesn't feel comfortable letting go of the  wheel to move the 
>  shifter.????
>




Let's try this again.  My left leg works the clutch just fine.   The problem 
is that I am grossly overweight and my paunch interferes with my  legs in the 
sense that I can't get my knees together well. My right knee is  splayed out 
so that I am only able to apply the brake pedal on its edge,  pressing left as 
well as down.  Also, I was walking across the street a few  years ago and was 
hit by a car--raising h**l with my right knee so that I can't  or don't move 
my foot from the gas to the brake as rapidly as I think I ought  to.  That's a 
little bit scary. 
 
Does that make better sense to you?
 
Scotty from Hollyweird



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