Cars can have either manual or automatic transmission. Vehicles with manual transmission require foot operation of a clutch, accelerator and brake pedal, moving both the left and right feet between pedals.
In vehicles with an automatic clutch, there is no clutch pedal or gear stick. There are only two pedals, an accelerator and brake. Once you put the transmission into drive, everything else is automatic. This allows the driver to use one foot to drive by alternating between the two pedals with the preferred foot. It also means that the left arm is not required continually during driving to change the gear stick.
Workplace solutions and adjustments
People with limited mobility or movement in their arms and legs or with amputation may find a car with an automatic clutch easier to drive. Other vehicle modifications are also possible including:
(Independent Living Centres Australia Inc. 2007; Nice 1998 – 2008)
Relevant links:
Driving motorised vehicles—mobility
Travelling to and from work
References:
Independent Living Centres Australia Inc. 2007, Buyers Guide: Spinner Knobs, Independent Living Centres Australia Inc., Sydney, viewed 11 April 2008,
<http://www.ilcaustralia.org/home/search4.asp?State=NSW&MC=51&MinC=11&Item=2556&page=3>.
Nice, K. 1998-2008, How Automatic Transmissions Work, HowStuffWorks, Inc., Atlanta, viewed 22 May 2008, <http://www.howstuffworks.com/hsw-contact.htm>.