My wife is too short to reach the pedals and see over the dashboard of my i20. Since I drive the car frequently, I do not want to make modifications. My wife has started using cushions, but it looks like the cushions need a lot of adjustment.
Can anyone please put pictures of how a short person uses cushions to reach the pedals and see over the dashboard at the same time? any other suggestions welcome
Thanks in advance!
Hi Sid,
IMO, pedal extender is required only if she cant see the road at all. Anyways its good if she is happy with it.
Get a WEDGE SHAPED CUSHION for her driving seat to increase the height without letting her knee to touch the steering column. Attaching few pics for the reference
If its difficult for you to get these kind of cushions as ready-made, then find a seat modification store and give them a order for a wedge shaped cushion according to your requirement.
TIP: Since she is having difficulty in knowing the distance after the front end of the car, ask her to practice well with a plastic chair as obstacle.(Or something that is not going to harm the car paint when it comes to contact)
Keep the chair (as obstacle) few meters away infront of the car and ask her to move and stop the car as closer as possible without hitting to it.
In the beginning, let her decide herself about judging the distance and you should ask her to stop the car only if she hit the chair.
So when she stop the car, ask her to come out and see the real distance between the chair and car.
By practicing this she can easily judge the SAFE Distance infront of her car. Which is very importance in city driving conditions.
I started driving my Ambassador at the age of 9. When I get into the driving position I could see the sky more than the road(But obviously I could see the road).here I didn't use an extender or cushions. If I could drive this car with those hard pedals and unpowered steering then its definitely possible for short people to drive modern cars by doing enough practices.