2006-09-15 03:43:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
There are hand controls available and other adaptive products designed for little people &/or persons with disabilities.
2006-09-15 04:43:44 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some "midgets" don't drive. I don't like to call them midgets, though because that sounds offensive. It's like calling an
Oklahoman an "Okie". Anyway, some of them (if they are
under 3'5" or so) don't drive. I have a friend in Georgia (who
I am trying to convince to be my girlfriend) who is 39" inches
tall, and she is 25 years old (I'm 30 years old). She doesn't drive at all, but she has a lot of problems as well, medical problems like she's blind in her right eye, and has an oxygen tube, and
all this stuff. She is so small, how could she drive?? I mean, I don't think she could even see over the dashboard of the car.
She's a really sweet kid though (or I should say, lady, but I sometimes tend to think of 25 year olds as kids, esp since she looks like she is 3 years old). Anyway, I suppose there are some
proportionate dwarfs that drive, but they probably use carseats or a booster seat to prop them up. But they probably aren't that short. Actually, I was told by a mom that ideally EVERYONE should be in a child's car seat with a 5 point harness. But they don't manufacture carseats for large people. Even the driver. That's what the mom (who was a child car seat expert, and I found her on a car seat bulletin board forum) said. I have been convincing my friend to get a car seat, probably the Britax Roundabout or the Marathon. She's only 35 lbs, so she should be in one, except she doesn't like the harness, but heck, safety comes first right? Wouldn't want her hurt badly in a car accident because she wasn't in a carseat.
Thanks for the 2 points!!
Geowhizkid26
2006-09-18 12:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by geowhizkid26 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
When they buy a car from a dealership, the adapters will be taken off of their old car and put on the new one. Hasn't anyone seen the show on TLC called "Little people, Big world", You woud be amazed at how much you learn about Little people, they are not called Midgets, they are called Dwarfs.
2006-09-15 13:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nohappy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A "small person" delivered a lorry load of building materials to one of our sites earlier today.
When I looked in the cab, he had wooden blocks on the pedals.
To be honest he drove in and unloaded quicker than the "normal" drivers.
2006-09-15 04:33:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they buy minis, ever see a tall person try to drive a mini they have to take the front seat out and drive from the back one like hightower in in police academy
2006-09-15 03:56:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They drive with things strapped to their feet like that kid in the Indiana Jones movies.
2006-09-15 03:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by travis 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are special mechanisms that makes their car more accessible, controls for the pedals mostly.
2006-09-15 03:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by cfoxwell99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have a add-on pedal they buy, and it reaches out alot farther than they usually do.
2006-09-15 04:54:39 · answer #8 · answered by Jason The Great 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They tie loads of carrots to thier feet to extend thier length. The carrots are tied on with string, which reminds me...how long is a piece of string?
2006-09-15 03:47:13 · answer #9 · answered by mick241602 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
They have extensions put on to the foot pedals.
2006-09-15 03:53:29 · answer #10 · answered by di 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋