Currently in a period of not really being able to use my right arm again, and I thought it might be interesting to share some of the tools I used that helps me drive with one hand.
I use a wheel knob, an indicator extension, and also coincidentally the design of my car is very helpful for my driving.
This is the wheel knob, it spins around so you can apply torque to the wheel without having to change your hand position.
It needs to be clamped onto the steering wheel with a bolt at the back that require a wrench, so installing the housing that the knob slots into can be a bit difficult to do with only one hand. It is still doable, but difficult.
My favourite part of this is that the knob can be removed from the housing and put back quite easily so other people can use the car.
Overall I’d give it an 8/10, purely for the difficulty of attaching it to the wheel.
This is the indicator extender! It’s really cool and sleek, but is more finicky than the wheel knob. The position of the extension lever can be adjusted with an alum key, but once again, is a bit hard with one hand.
Unfortunately it can be a bit difficult to use when turning heavily like going around roundabouts, and I wish it had bits that went up and down that I could use in that situation.
The really annoying part of it is attaching and removing the house that sits on the indicator. It uses these screws that you’re supposed to be able to turn by hand, but I wish they just used the alum key design again. It takes a long time, and putting it back on after taking it off was really really difficult with one functional hand, especially my non dominant hand.
6/10 for installation and functionality. I need it to be able to drive, and it enables that, but there are many changes I would make to it.
On the car design features, I have a foot break rather than a hand break! It’s very helpful when getting in and out of the car because I can go into park and put the foot break on in one fluid motion.
9/10. Not super necessary for driving one handed but feels great.
The other feature is that my gear stick sits behind the steering wheel (didn’t get any good photos mb), which is incredibly helpful. Having the gear stick close to where my hand sits on the wheel means I can shift into low gear or reverse while still controlling the wheel with my forearm. It’s much smoother and safer than if it was down in the middle of the console.
10/10, I hate using cars that don’t have gear sticks up by the wheel.
I always keep these with me in my car, and it’s important to do so if your disability aid needs to be tightened or fiddled with every now and then for maintenance purposes.














