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Old 06-18-2017, 05:26 PM   #32 (permalink)
jcp123
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
The original solution was a vacuum actuated clutch. Take foot off gas, clutch disengages. Step on gas, clutch engages. One foot operation.

Then automatic transmissions came along and became the preferred solution in the US. That did require shifting the gas pedal over to the left side for those who lost their right leg. I got my driver's license with a left foot accelerator.

My dad knew an amputee that drove a motorcycle.
That's pretty similar to the old Borg-Warner overdrive boxes, no?
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