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Tom earned his driver's license in August 1977.
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The Pathfinder's
odometer topped
200,000 miles in
Spring 2008
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The second foot steering system was transferred from
the Cutlas Cierra to a new Nissan Pathfinder in 1998.
The Pathfinder is still on the road and has logged over
202,000 miles to date.
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Since that time he has logged more than 500,000
miles in five different vehicles.
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In 1984 the system was transferred to a new
Oldsmobile Firenza that ran for 150,000 miles.
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Tom logged more than 50,000 miles on the Cutlass
before he traded it in.
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His original foot steering system was custom built and
installed in a new 1977 Ford Maverick by David Cope,
a mechanic in Houston, TX. Tom logged nearly
100,000 miles in the Maverick before he traded it in.
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In 1988 Tom purchased a used Odsmobile Cutlas
Sierra that came equipped with a second foot steering
system -- originally built in 1995 by Cameron Enns, a
mechanic in Fresno, CA.
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In July 2000, just before moving to California, the foot
steering system was removed and put in storage, and
the Firenza was donated to the local fire department
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In 2008 his original system was removed from
storage and installed into a new Mazda 3. The Mazda
runs smooth and has over 17,000 miles on the
odometer to date.
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1995 Oldsmobile Cutlas Cierra
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Tom's also logged thousands of miles in rental cars.
He sits on a booster seat that allows him to steer with
his left foot and operate a hand control (special lever
for the gas and brake pedals) with his right foot.
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Elise Brown - Tom's driver education teacher
Tom's mom
Tom
Ron Staats - the mechanic who installed and
maintained foot steering systems
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Tom drives a vehicle that is specially
equipped with a foot steering system.
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The main component of this system is a separate
steering wheel mounted on the floor.
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The gas and brake pedals remain in the normal location.
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To drive, he steers with his left foot and operates the
gas and brake pedals with his right foot.
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Rental car with hand control
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The folks who made it possible!
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Tom Willis Tomsfeet Productions E-mail -- tom@tomsfeet.com Phone -- (619) 723-4015
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