Debra, I'm so glad that this story had a happy ending and you regained your driving independence through sheer determination and advocacy for yourself. Loved the Rain Man reference!
I know there are always really long waits for specialists in FL in general and can only imagine how much worse it is for something so specialized.
I only became aware of the ability to drive a car with hand controls due to some IndyCar drivers that had accidents that required it. Two even drove race cars again with specially outfitted vehicles.
Living in NYC, I actually learned to drive late in life (age 26) and only because I was commuting 2 hours a day via public transportation out to Long Island for a short stint in retail management. I passed on the second try only because I hit the curb parallel parking, the second road test experience is a story i'll have to write one day.
Right after I got my license I went back to working in Manhattan and barely drove until my husband and I moved to CA years later. It's where I really learned to drive.
I didn’t know there were IndyCar drivers who used hand controls. I’ll have to read more about that!
Oooh, now I want to hear the story of your second driving test!
NYC is a tough place to learn to drive and to drive in general. I’m visiting there now, and the neighborhood I’m staying in has some incredibly narrow two-way streets with parking on both sides. I’ve seen just as many impressive drivers navigating it as awful ones.
There is one named Robert Wickens who suffered a horrific accident at Pocono Raceway in 2017. Here’s a short video that shows his journey back to full time racing at the pro level in IMSA using hand controls. https://youtu.be/5zL8h1qms5o?si=cWCarkWZ3wpcb9wF
Another driver was Alex Zanardi who just recently passed who lost his legs in a racing accident who came back to ace again and was a para-olympian champ in hand cycling too (you may have seen me share that on notes within the last few weeks.
I’ll write up the 2nd driving test soon. Good to know I’ve got a built in read LOL.
Yes NYC and the city of Chicago can be rough to drive in. I remember right before we left Brooklyn to move to CA and I did some driving of our “boat” a used Impala trying to parallel park on such a street with a city bus on my rear. No pressure!
Debra, I'm so glad that this story had a happy ending and you regained your driving independence through sheer determination and advocacy for yourself. Loved the Rain Man reference!
I know there are always really long waits for specialists in FL in general and can only imagine how much worse it is for something so specialized.
I only became aware of the ability to drive a car with hand controls due to some IndyCar drivers that had accidents that required it. Two even drove race cars again with specially outfitted vehicles.
Living in NYC, I actually learned to drive late in life (age 26) and only because I was commuting 2 hours a day via public transportation out to Long Island for a short stint in retail management. I passed on the second try only because I hit the curb parallel parking, the second road test experience is a story i'll have to write one day.
Right after I got my license I went back to working in Manhattan and barely drove until my husband and I moved to CA years later. It's where I really learned to drive.
I didn’t know there were IndyCar drivers who used hand controls. I’ll have to read more about that!
Oooh, now I want to hear the story of your second driving test!
NYC is a tough place to learn to drive and to drive in general. I’m visiting there now, and the neighborhood I’m staying in has some incredibly narrow two-way streets with parking on both sides. I’ve seen just as many impressive drivers navigating it as awful ones.
There is one named Robert Wickens who suffered a horrific accident at Pocono Raceway in 2017. Here’s a short video that shows his journey back to full time racing at the pro level in IMSA using hand controls. https://youtu.be/5zL8h1qms5o?si=cWCarkWZ3wpcb9wF
Another driver was Alex Zanardi who just recently passed who lost his legs in a racing accident who came back to ace again and was a para-olympian champ in hand cycling too (you may have seen me share that on notes within the last few weeks.
I’ll write up the 2nd driving test soon. Good to know I’ve got a built in read LOL.
Yes NYC and the city of Chicago can be rough to drive in. I remember right before we left Brooklyn to move to CA and I did some driving of our “boat” a used Impala trying to parallel park on such a street with a city bus on my rear. No pressure!