Thread: Steerring wheel knobs

Hmm.that sounds like fancy transport dept.speak for 'you apply,we ascess,you pay all the fees

Originally Posted by Chucaro

I just found this, some times regulations are pain :

Quote:
Licensing Regulations
*For legal and insurance reasons the recommendation is that the driver should purchase the spinner knob from an engineer registered with the RTA to ensure the spinner knob meets the Australian Standards and is installed correctly.

A 'quick release' removable knob is necessary so other people driving the vehicle can remove it easily.

The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) guidelines do not allow a person to drive independently with a spinner knob without having completed an RTA Disability Driving Test or alternatively having completed an occupational therapy on road assessment to establish their safety. The spinner knob is then endorsed on the drivers licence. Once the spinner knob is not required the person would need to demonstrate to the RTA that they could drive safely without it, before the endorsement could be removed from their licence. This is done by being retested by a driver trained occupational therapist (see Driving Assessment & Education minor group on this database)
*Each case needs to be carefully judged according to the safety issues, and as described taking into consideration the legal, insurance and standards implications.

Ok, so the way I read that is not that it bans spinner knobs on cars generally; what it says is that a disabled driver who claims to be able to drive safely by using one must (a) be tested to prove it, and (b) must then not drive without one until tested to prove they don't need it any more.

My wife gets the same thing, given she's paraplegic, except that she doesn't need a spinner knob, she needs hand control brake and accelerator.