Foot steering

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Foot steering refers to the steering of a vehicle with foot controls .

Foot steering of four-wheeled road vehicles is used by drivers with a handicap or arm disability. The "Franz" system , which is widespread in Germany, consists of a vertical crank that is mounted under the dashboard . With the aid of a shoe firmly attached to it , the crank can be turned forwards and backwards, the crank axle movement is transferred to the steering linkage of the front wheels of the motor vehicle like the movement of a steering wheel . With this adaptation for the physically handicapped , the steering gear must also be changed for easy operation.

The “System Kempf” is no longer or less common for this purpose. In contrast to the “Franz” system, it basically uses a turntable in the foot area of ​​the car that is positioned diagonally across the driver. Here, the turning movement is transferred to the steering linkage of the front wheels in closer analogy to the steering wheel movement .

For people who cannot operate the standard steering wheel , foot steering is permitted within the framework of the motor vehicle adaptation for physically handicapped people after a special examination by the road traffic authority; this is also covered by case law.

Simpler versions are common in children's and sports vehicles. On the “Holländer” children's vehicle, the direction of travel is directly influenced by the pressure of the feet on the centrally pivoting wheel axle carrier on the front wheels. In sports vehicles such as kayaks and ice gliders , pedals with cables are used that swivel the rudder blade of the kayak or the skid of the ice glider in the desired direction.

On small work vehicles such as B. the Multicar Ant M21 , the direction of travel was changed by shifting weight on the standing platform.

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  1. Description of foot steering for physically handicapped drivers (drawing, PDF)
  2. Description of the foot control for physically handicapped drivers ( memento of the original from June 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (HTML, photo) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bevercarproducts.nl
  3. Foot steering system Franz and system Kempf
  4. BSG file number B 5 RJ 9/04 R
  5. Description of the Multicar M 21