Re: hand controls/insurance/DMV

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

I had hand controls on a car that I owned, and The insurance was very costly and

the DMV here in CA has me on the run with the medical paper work to allow their

use.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Wow, it never affected my insurance, but then again, I never informed the

insurance company that I have them. I just had them installed from a private

dealership.

That is a shame that they make it so difficult. Gretchen, is there any way

around this for Nina in CA????

Jackie

[Guest guest]

Jackie and Nina,

I'm not completely up to date on the use of hand controls in

California. These sites may be helpful. One thing, Jackie, is that

when a person applies for a driver's license here in Calif., that

person MUST show proof of insurance. On the hand controls, Nina,

perhaps a letter from your doctor might help, then make a special

appointment for a road test to prove you are competent at driving

with hand controls.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/driversafety/pm_guidelines.htm

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/modeldriver/3_3_desig

ing.htm

~ Gretchen