Shifting with my left hand for the next 2 months!

[carbosam]

I got a shoulder surgery done 2 weeks ago and i cant shift with my right hand for a least 2 more months...I can even turn the wheel but i can hold it with my right.

Ive decided to start driving again 2 days ago so i gotta shift with my left...Its definitly more complicated and somewhat risky but im going a good job and no way this MS3 is spending the summer parked...

Just thought i would share, any of you experienced this in your life?

 

[mortimersnerd]

I had shoulder surgery about 3 weeks ago. Was back to driving after about a week. Too bad its in the wife's minivan. I'll be surprised if I'm back driving my car any time in the next few weeks, but I'm jonesing bad. The Odyssey is a nice, comfortable ride and has decent power for what it is, but, well, it's a minivan. Entertainingly, my wife is pulling phenomenal mileage out of my car. Last tank was just shy of 28mpg.

 

[peeaanuut]

i had proken my foot and was in a cast when I had my motorcycle. I had to reach down and shift with my hand. Luckily it was a 2 stroke dual sport so I could shift without the clutch.

Good luck with the driving. Just take it slow and dont try to go crazy.

 

[matsuda]

Just thought i would share, any of you experienced this in your life?

Yes.
While driving in Tokyo, I had to shift with my left hand.

 

[MikeHTally]

If that happens to me, I'll just have to drive the Ram for a while. The Speed will get a vacation. Hope your recovery goes well.

 

[The ManLaw]

move to england or japan, you'd use your left to shift anyways over there!

edit: almost had to go through with this once, except i near shattered my left shoulder. i put so many microfractures and tears in tendons that i literally couldnt lift it out far enough to use it to hold the steering wheel. i had to do everything with my right hand which makes it fun to drive. yeah i know you guys are talking about your right hand being messed up but atleast you could just kinda lay it there to help keep the car strait when shifting! lol

 

[Ajburr]

I had shoulder surgery on March 30th, luckily it was my left shoulder though so I can shift fine and where my left arm was slung it was perfect for holding the steering wheel at the 7 o'clock position. I'm starting to get back to the point where I can turn the wheel with my left arm though now that I'm out of the sling. Trying to get my strength up so I can autox in June. What kind of surgery did you have?

 

[GoFast]

You should hook up a second steering wheel and pedal assembly like they do in the drivers ed cars. Then you can drive from the passenger seat.

 

[BillTheCat]

I had a fully severed rotator cuff surgically repaired... had to shift left handed for at least 4-6 weeks. Takes patience & concentration, and you won't be winning the traffic light drag races, but it can be done. Shifting left handed turned out to be easier than trying to train a friend who had never driven a manual transmission to shift for me from the passenger's seat.

 

[ejh]

Yes.
While driving in Tokyo, I had to shift with my left hand.

Haha...I had the problem when I lived in New Zealand

 

[Speed3Max]

I drive with my knee and shift with my left hand while turning.... it isnt that hard....

 

[coololddude]

It will make your brain smarter.

 

[Kain]

"Shifting"... right...

 

[cosic]

I drive with my knee and shift with my left hand while turning.... it isnt that hard....

Is this a common occurrence for you? lol.. anyway, knee driving isn't a big deal once you get your head past the thought of IF you're on a bend with a broken right arm, steering with your knee, while your left hand is shifting and your knee happens to slip because of a bump in the road or something... you're ******!

 

[Speed3Max]

I drive with my knee all day.... I can complete most turns with my knee(as long as the turn isn't tight enough where I would have to cross or shift hands). My friends get a kick out of it. I can actually control my torque steer with my knee, s**** fun hahahahaha