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[Survivor25]

Hello to all again. I'm starting to go stir crazy not having my own vehicle anymore, and am about to get into the market for a adaptive vehicle. After a lot of internet searching, I've located some really nice models to start looking for a local dealer to get. Braun Corporation helped design the chrysler entervans, etc. I'm curious as to whether or not I actually have to go to a credited driving school and recieve a certificate, do I have to apply for an updated license? Or is the license I have enough, and having a friend who knows how to use the hand controls teaching me how to use them an accepted method? Anyone who has any info on this topic, I'd love your feedback. I've just started using this site recently, and I'm learning y'all are the best ones to ask for advice, because you know what I'm going through. The only way anyone truly know is if they've been where I'm at. THANKS!!!


chrissy

[Joed]

I was required to attend training for my modifications (Indiana, here), then at the license branch I was required to perform a driving test with a BMV employee, and my license was changed to include restrictions. (That one bothered me the most!) But all of this is to protect the disabled driver, really. In the event that someone wanted to blame an accident on the fact that the other driver had a disability and wasn't able to drive safely, these safeguards are put in place to basically certify you as being able to drive as well as AB people, only with modifications. By law, no one else is allowed to use the modifications, unless they are also certified to use the same type of modification as well. If an unauthorized driver is in an accident, both the certified driver and the uncertified driver can be held accountable.

I hope some of this helps. Your state's laws may read differently, so I'd suggest contacting a rehab facility in your area and ask to be sure. I had all my training done through the Easter Seals...funded by Vocational Rehab.

If I remember right, the training required six hours of drive time. I did mine in three visits.