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Original morrisj type came out in 1948 alongside the classic morris minor, which was the first british car to reach a million sales. we have done is stuck some portable hand controls on the car so i can drive it with my hands, and because it is a van and there is plenty of room in error, we have just stuck my wheelchair in the back and away we go. on our road tourfor the in the back and away we go. on our road tour for the travel show. there is more to the kanga norms than just walks and wildlif...

A paraplegic bro. im a paraplegic. i got help getting in the car. >> get out of the car. get out of the car. >> im a paraplegic. >> ow, ow, ow, somebody help. >> they pulled him by his head and his hair there. the driver is now filed a complaint with the naacp saying the police treated him like a dog. cnns polo sandoval has more. i can see, polo, the hand controls, they didnt see those. >> right by his right leg. if you look closely, you can actually see that. this is video of an event or incide...

You just pull this paddle here and obviously, you know, theres various levels of throttle you can apply there. on the other side is the brake paddle which works in exactly the same way, so you can modulate it. and then these grey buttons inside the steering wheel operate the gears. now, the way the cars set up, you have the up shift on the left side, so while youre on full throttle with your right hand, youve then got your left hand to change the gears, and then its vice—versa for braking as w...

My visit came during testing ahead of the latest round of the britcar championship. aaron morgan is one of team brits two drivers in the endurance event, driving an aston martin gtii. aaron became a wheelchair user in 2006 following a motocross accident. the disabled drivers on the team use control systems developed by engineers in—house. these are completely sort of bespoke, completely developed from the ground up by team brit. they, and the other engineers within the team said, "right, weve ...

To achieve" and this is the solution they come up with, and its by far the best in the world. the control�*s linked to a system of actuators and sophisticated electronic systems to drive the vehicles. so aaron, can you just explain to me a little bit about how the hand controls work and how you use them to drive the car? yeah, of course. so, with the accelerator, you just pull this paddle here and obviously, you know, theres various levels of throttle you can apply there. 0n the other side is ...

Vice—versa for braking as well. so while youre braking with your left hand, you can go down the gears with your right hand. the key thing about these controls is theyre designed to be used by drivers with a range of impairments. these could be driven by someone with only the use of one arm, for example. aarons team—mate in this event is autistic and the car remains drivable by him in the usual way as the adaptations coexist alongside the regular controls. hand controls per se arent new. i us...

You just pull this paddle here, and obviously, you know, theres various levels of throttle you can apply there. on the other side is the brake paddle which works in exactly the same way so you can modulate it. and then these grey buttons inside the steering wheel operate the gears. now, the way the cars set up, you have the up shift on the left side, so while youre on full throttle with your right hand, youve then got your left hand to change the gears and then its vice—versa for braking as we...

And this is the solution they came up with. and its by far the best in the world. the controls link to a system of actuators and sophisticated electronics systems to drive the vehicle. can you just explain to me a little bit about how the hand controls work and how you use them to drive the car? yeah, of course. so with the accelerator, you just pull this paddle here and obviously, you know, theres various levels of throttle you can apply there. on the other side is the brake paddle, which works...

Up with and its by far the best in the world. the control�*s linked to a system of actuators and sophisticated electronic systems to drive the vehicles. aaron, can you just explain to me a little bit about how the hand controls work and how you use them to drive the car? yeah, of course. so, with the accelerator, you just pull this paddle here, and obviously, you know, theres various levels of throttle you can apply there. 0n the other side is the brake paddle which works in exactly the same w...

Then have your left hand to change the gears and then it is vice—versa for breaking as well. when you break with your left hand you can go down with your left hand you can go down with your left hand you can go down with your right hand. the with your left hand you can go down with your right hand.— with your right hand. the key thing about these _ with your right hand. the key thing about these controls _ with your right hand. the key thing about these controls is _ with your right hand. th...