Driving with Hand Controls

[lilone2006nm]

I'm studying for my learner permit now and cant wait to drive. This video rocks!

[paraadrian11]

damn bro nice ride , try to see if in the future you get a smaller chair so It won't bang the side of you ride to much cause I see the chair is a little to big . I am a t2 para and I drive two, I own a mustang and I love It but good job man keep It going .

[ghg2120]

Thanks for sharing the video! My 15 year old para son will be driving soon and this helped answer some of the questions I had. A big help! Thank you.

[sickturboguy]

screw all that, id rather be dead.

[dawnshadows21]

@sickturboguy Lmao good luck with that man. I rather live my life and inspire other people than "screw all that" and be dead. lol

[Wavewolfaroha]

@dawnshadows21 Love your 'tude!!! Thanks for the very informative video. Great car--especially that vibrant yellow; doors that open without pillar, with opposing hinges, are the best. I am looking at the Honda Element for that reason, and wc can be put in the back from the driver seat if you have a passenger. I prefer push to brake and twist to accelerate, on right side (brand: Veigel) with horn/high beam/turn signals on it. Before paralysis I drove man. tran., and steer LH.

[Wavewolfaroha]

@Wavewolfaroha [cont]

Your transfer is very efficient. I'm L3 (neurosarcoidosis)--just passed my road test int he training car and can't wait to regain freedom of driving.

[paraadrian11]

@sickturboguy go fucking die then you pig , how will you express yourself like that to someone In a wheelchair. You are fucking weak and pathetic .

[rmpracht]

@sickturboguy you need to kill yourself bro.....if you dont have anything good to say then shut up.....you dont get a choice!!

[TorqueRider2000]

GOOD FOR YOU, for getting what needs to be done... DONE!...

[121KittyKat121]

I love this video, it really helped me, I'll be 18 in a few months and want to learn to drive. Btw, NICE car :]

[SerenaImara]

That's cool it's nice of you to share with us :) my brother Adam wants a yellow car like yours I showed him this video he says " You look cool, and I want a car like yours"

[DarkHeartInTheSky]

Thank you for posting this. I had a spinal injury when I was really young, and it left me handicapped. I'll be sixteen in a few months and wanted to know how the hand controls worked so I'll be able to drive myself to work and to school.

[alizaibmeher]

nice video, i want to buy AT car, but will you please help where i can these handcontroll,...

[zekerfreaker]

is that a mazda 3??? i like that car.

[part3auctions]

thats a sweet ride dude. I also use hand controls, and I have never seen a push-pull set-up..... My controls you push straight down for brake, and pull towards your knee for gas. Can you brake and gas at the same time? I have a saturn ion with the same type of rear door. When I put my chair in I put the wheels in the rear passenger side seat, and I slip my chair in sideways behind my drivers seat. Give it a try, It may or may not be easier for you.

Check out my hotrod with hand controls.

[ethannadinemariel]

how long did it take you to get used to driving with hand controls?

[monkeyboy8me]

whats up Manny Pacquiao

[pb5619]

I love that wheelchair and how you can break it down:)

[dawnshadows21]

@dkv2011 Hey man, Yeah its called a pedal block. You can take it off and can use the car normally. For me, i pretty much dont have it on most time because my leg spasms arent that bad, and doesnt really reach the pedal so yeah haha.

[Vitara2011]

This video was pretty informative to my girlfriend and I. We're both handicapped. However, my girlfriend has it worse than I do. She was born with Spina Bifida and is paralyzed from the waste down. I have congenital scoliosis, Hip Dysplasia in both hips, and Type A Muscular Fiber Disproportion. My girl has been wanting to drive and watching this has helped her gather some facts on how her driving set should be and your video helped her out a lot. From one handicap to another, I thank you!

[Pippip3030]

Liked your video , only wish now that they would make a sporty car for people power chairs. LoL

I use a van but really liked your video.

All the best to you.

Phil

[benjimillard]

is that a different back door that u opend to get ur wheels in ? handy !!!! nice car!!!

[IamTheD0CT0R]

It doesnt look really responsive, or is it a sound delay?

[ohbabyimpriceless]

Man you put lazy people to shame! Way to go! 

[tommyw8576]

Hello? I have Cerebral Palsy & Asperger's/Autism. I have to have hand controls on my truck, because I @ age 52 now wear leg braces to aid me in standing & walking. Thank for you for this demo video.

[thedonofthesouth]

Nice vid bruh. Im thinking of doing a vid of my own soon.

[TheGrantFiles]

Hey man! Nice video! Nice car too :-) My buddy is handicapped and has Muscular Dystrophey. He's looking to get some of these hand controls.

I was wondering if you could do a video of you driving with these, as I am completely curious on how they do/do not affect normal driving. They look comfortable, and easy to use. Thanks in advance!

[uzibeatbox]

rx8? niceee

[1maibob]

thanks for sharing. Nice looking car

[Wayne2219]

how much is your insurance?

[choforito4000]

@Wayne2219 8 million dollars

[jessikagurl101]

I'm gonna need to get a modified car like this too, just curious, and seeing as you have a nice ass car lol, did you get any finacial help with this?

[nsomeda]

Thanks for the video

[sikfreak6969]

That's all good...but can you do heli's? LOL

[Jujyreign]

I had a stroke three years ago and I have been doing a lot of therapy to gain back my movement on my arm and leg. Right now people cant tell I had a stoke my leg from time to time goes crazy. However my sight is not that well, because I cant see from the right hand corner. It's not that bad because I can see completely if I move my eyes.

[Jujyreign]

@Jujyreign Do you think I can drive even if I had a stroke? Since my right foot cant really move maybe I can hand control it, I really hope so. Where ther is a will, there's a way. Right?

[bubblebratt13]

i had a chair like that and it was a TANK!!!!

[MsAntonio03]

hi would like to ack the name of the wheel chair you and were can i fine one and also the hand control. thank you I resently had a acsident and lost my legs ans after seeing you driving and loding your own chair help me lots and would like to get this that kind of wheel chair and the hand control . thank you so much.

[xirons]

nice car bro.

[moelee007]

Hey Adam, thanks so much for posting this video and for all the advice you gave me about driving with hand controls.

I finally PASSED my driving test and i'm going to be getting a VW Golf.

Thanks again man,

Moe

[amatlopong86]

i'm spinal cord injury....T8..from malaysia..i want to ask...how can we got that accesories?? i want to drive..but i don know..where i can get that thing...help me plizz =)

[dawnshadows21]

@amatlopong86 Hey there! Do you have a rehab center in malaysia, where you live? Rehab Center for therapy if you do im sure they can help you find where to get hand controls because i live in the US i dont know how it is in malaysia. Can you order things online from here and have it send to Malaysia, where you live ??

[mongemiroku]

OK I do not understand very much the English language

But the idea if I understood it.. A lot of luck..

[mongemiroku]

OK I do not understand very much the English language

But the idea if I understood it.. A lot of luck..

[mongemiroku]

Not all have a car like that .

[dawnshadows21]

@mongemiroku i know im not showing what kinda of car i have. Im showing how a normal/general works. And im showing how a handicapped person can be independent.

[mongemiroku]

@dawnshadows21 OK I do not understand very much the English language

But the idea if I understood it.. A lot of luck..

[johnnygs86]

hey man i am disabled also and i want to be able to drive what kind of wheelchair do you have ???? i have one similar but urs looks a bit lighter and wut kind of car is that ??

[BacyBass]

nice shirt bro

it would of been cool if we skateboarded once, yeah keep the videos coming they're awesome... I also did bmxing too

[dawnshadows21]

@BacyBass Hah yeah man that would be cool but thanks man glad you think they are awesome =]

[n8elder]

Driving is fun! I have a Mazda 3 with handcontrols. Team Mazda.

[dawnshadows21]

@n8elder Niceee dude haha yeah i saw your videoo man cool!

[eytbol8]

hammondsplains is a fuckin cocksucker. Hey! Im para myself and i bet i can break your canadian white ASS neck with my muscular hands!!! LOL!!

[hammondsplains]

he looks like a gay asian pirate

[hammondsplains]

ur gay

[dawnshadows21]

@hammondsplains LMAO! Thats all you got got man? haha thanks man lol

[JoeOnWheels]

Hey bro, I'm in a wheelchair too and I'm starting a youtube channel, check out my vids, maybe we can work together to get the message out about what we're both trying to say!

[dawnshadows21]

@JoeOnWheels Awesomee man! Did you get your page up?

[mvids7]

lol i cant drive ,my legs spasms are awful sigh.

[Christheatheist1]

I love my conversion van :) Congrats Bro!

[dawnshadows21]

@Christheatheist1 Niceeee man does it have the ramp too? thanks man!

[Christheatheist1]

@dawnshadows21 Yep. It's a good one :D

[flowr10]

this is awesome. hopefully i will be getting a car soon. and yeah just because we can't walk we can't do nothing. i am total independent too.

[dawnshadows21]

@flowr10 Awesome man have you gotten your car now? And yeah i know we can do more. Most people sit around and do nothing. We sit around all day and get shit done hahah

[2ftPIMPIN]

Nice ride man. I ride hand controls 2 but i got a mini van.... gotta have room for tha chair, subs, and amp ya digg. Never seen it done in a sports car. Keep burning up tha streets.

[dawnshadows21]

haha thanks man =] I wish tho i got like an suv kinda car my teeamates got like 4x4 pick up trucks and shit lol but with my car i can only have like 2 other passengers really but its okay too i guess lol

[wideda1]

yo pare, where did you get the pedal block? i drive my honda up te touge and track and my foot gets caught in either the brake or gas pedal..hit me up homie thanks.

[dawnshadows21]

hey man did you ever get in contact with that guy i told you about? =]

[hondacivic1992]

When I was 14, on my summer vacation in Russia, I bought a Lada 2107 5-speed (my first car) from a Afghanistan war veteran, who lost both of his legs in combat. It was full hand control (which I later took off) for the gas, brake and clutch. But I can't believe you had to pay that much, In Russia It would be free including installation.

[hondacivic1992]

thats tiptronic, I'm talking about manual with a clutch and "H" shifter.

[dawnshadows21]

LOL why would i nwwd a manual i cant use my legs for clutch anyways

lolll

[hondacivic1992]

they make full hand controls for the clutch and "H" shifter cars. You wont need to use legs at all lol

[hondacivic1992]

Should have gotten the manual, you know that they make hand drive for standard layout stick shift.

[dawnshadows21]

lol its manual and auto when i bought it you can set it on manual and the great thing is it has manual shift things on the steering wheel so yeah lol

[TheHaIloween]

i told my friend to get hand controls and buy a cheap car, he laughed at me saying "id rather stick with public transportation" lol funny guy.

[dawnshadows21]

lol for real?wow he must not want to be independent but driving is awesome for me its just freedom man

[chrisv4096]

Hey Adam, thanks for sharing your video. Nice car by the way. Im curious about your controls....do you happen to know the brand name/

model # of the hand controls and that foot plate? I'm interested in getting the same setup in my car. Thanks, Chris

[dawnshadows21]

mmm i actually dont know but its called Push and Pull Handcontrols youll have to like first go to driving school for it then wen you pass your teacher or w/e will write wat kinda controls you have to have

then you go to a handcontrol assemble dude and yeah

in the comments below

"Mikejt167" hes the one who assembled my hand controls, maybe you can get in contact with him for more info =]

[chrisv4096]

Oh i see. Ok, thanks Adam....I appreciate the info.

[mikejt167]

hi adam, this is mike from delmarva custom. i was the person who installed your hand controls. great job on the video.

[dawnshadows21]

hey man wats up?hha thanks

and Mike theres a guy who commented after you wanting to know wat the brand name and model # is of the hand controls cuz idk so maybe you can help him out thanks

[mikejt167]

the brand name of the controls and foot plate is MPS. they are currently working on a new website, so if he needs help , he can call me at 302-328-2055

[rawdogent]

what is the front angle degree on your chair & what type of seat cushion do you use?

[ChallengeNet]

Thanks for sharing this.

[BoriquaCasandra]

Aww this is such a nice video, really cool :), I know people in your situation must have a lot of patience to do that. I thought it was really neat lol :).

[taurea29]

i am using hand controls too..... just started learning how to drive.....am still nervous..:)

[dawnshadows21]

ahah thats awesome =]

dont be nervous like the first day i tried handcontrols i wasnt nervous i was excited and now its just easy driving now =]

[d9999w9999]

And it goes without saying that you use your seat belt when not just doing a demo...Right?

[dawnshadows21]

yeah i mean its off the driveway..pretty self explanatory im not showing how seatbelts work you know lol

[chinofiend]

shit what kind of car is that ? im getting a new car and i need somthing easy for me to get into.

[dawnshadows21]

haha umm its a Mazda RX8 and yo like Saturn and Honda Element both have suicide doorsso those are some choices

[cjcher]

Hey dude, thx for posting this. I can walk but I have spinal cord problems which cause a lot of numbness in my legs so lately i've had problems with feeling the pedals under my feet. I'm looking into getting some hand controls to fix though which is why i've been poking around on youtube to see how they work. Thx.

[luvergrl4evr2121]

OMG.

sweet.

lol.

now i know how you drive. i remember i asked you how to do it in french.

this is sooo cool.

great video. :)

-diana :)

[TeamRoyalty2020]

I was hopin you peeled off down the street once you had backed out.... Thanks for the view into your life, but it's no way in hell I would've broke down that chair just to show people. lol

[dawnshadows21]

haha yeah man

i mean i had to show them cuz theyll get this curious thought, well how does he get in his car..

so yeah but im use to it so it only take me like 1 min now lol

[enkore]

Hey whats up,i came across your video from my curiosity of how paraplegics drive. Your video was really inspirational and i wish you the best of luck on your road to recovery! =D

[giovanni1965]

I drive with hand controls as well, I love being independent and not having to depend on people. Like you I am thankful for everything and very lucky to be a live and do everything on my own. Did I hear you say you were an incomplete para? Great video!!

[dawnshadows21]

thats awesome =]

yeah i mean i want people to know just cuz like people are in wheelchair doesnt mean we cant anything for our selves

and yes im Incomplete Para

=]

[rawdogent]

nice video. how did u get injured & how long ago?

[scamperthepenguin]

ahhahaah. bad ass dude!!! you tore that wheelchair to bits xD. man when you reved your engine..whoahhh, it made me poop my pants. to all you people reading this comment. go watch the video again, and listen to that baby purr!

[dawnshadows21]

haha thanks man =]

i know like i did the scene over cuz when i was reving it i was talking and you couldnt hear what i was saying so yeah lol