Tag: handicap brakes

It starts with a phone call from someone having trouble driving – “sometimes I can’t be sure my foot is on the brake” or “sometimes I miss the brake pedal and I’m worried that I’m going to run into someone if I can’t stop the car. Is there something I can do?” We talk a little longer and I recommend that she stop by my office/shop to see what we can do to eliminate her concern caused by her reduced...

Most of us have heard the term “Helicopter Parents”. It is a fairly recent entry into the American lexicon. The term describes a parent who seems to “hover” over the child like a helicopter. Now you ask, what does this have to do with mobility, transportation or driving? And, no, I am not the inventor of a new wheelchair that can hover instead of rolling on wheels. The term “hover” reminds me of a driving technique that I learned from...