Cruise control

[quarter man]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

[golfing eagles]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

More importantly, does she have trouble hitting the brakes???

[quarter man]

No, just just sustained extension of her knee causes her problem.

[golfing eagles]

No, just just sustained extension of her knee causes her problem.

Might try contacting the dealer that sold your golf cart to you and see if such cruise control is available

[BrianL99]

No, just just sustained extension of her knee causes her problem.

Perhaps consider an electric golf cart. I suspect the "gas pedal" is actually some sort of rheostat, that could be wired to a "knob" of some sort?

Just a guess.

[Blueblaze]

That's a scary thought-- someone on cruise control who can't work a brake pedal. I guess she already tried using her other foot?

Instead of cruise control, I'd look for a cart designed for a paraplegic, with all hand controls. The throttle would be easy to rig on an electric cart. But hand brakes are going to be tough to rig on any cart, and, sorry, I have a hard time understanding how someone who can't work a gas pedal could work a brake pedal safely.

[Keefelane66]

I'd suggest a knee brace for added support.

[tophcfa]

More importantly, does she have trouble hitting the brakes???

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

[tophcfa]

No, just just sustained extension of her knee causes her problem.

Shorter people sometimes use a block of wood attached to the gas pedal to make it easier to reach. That might help reduce the knee extension that is causing her discomfort.

[jparsoneau@aol.com]

Never seen cruise control on a golf cart. Don’t know if it’s possible or not. But I did buy a used golf cart one time that had an extension block on the gas pedal. And yes I was told it was for short people who legs couldnt extend that far out for long periods of time this made it easier for shorter people. I don’t know if it would help but thought I would mention it. I’m sure you can Google it I’m sure Amazon has them as well as the golf cart stores in The Villages sure have them it’s just a piece of plastic that snaps onto the gas pedal that is about 3 to 4 inches high might even have one for the brake pedal

[Janeyp]

Someone in TV sells a plastic pedal extender that uses velcro to hold it on the pedal. Ask at the Golf Cart stores. I think they gave me his name. It really helped. A cushion behind the back also helps.

[KimmieK]

Shorter people sometimes use a block of wood attached to the gas pedal to make it easier to reach. That might help reduce the knee extension that is causing her discomfort.

Villages Golf Cars sells an accessory for the Accelerator pedal — it does help.

[JeanC]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

I would be more concerned about her inability to extend her knee after surgery. Maybe it’s a fresh post surgical knee? I would think some quad exercises would help improve that. I’ve had double knee replacements and their number one goal in therapy is complete knee extension as well as adequate flexion. She may need more PT. Or spend time walking to strengthen her quads. Just a thought.

[rrtjp]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.
How about you drive the cart?

[mjr0773]

Please do not consider cruise control an option. We actually have traffic on our golf cart paths with lots of stops and sharp curves. Cruise control would rarely be useful and is a recipe for disaster. Just my opinion but since I share the road I would like it to be safe for everyone.

[Remembergoldenrule]

Ask about the pedal extension available at all the villages golf cart stores easy to put on or take off if other driver doesn’t need it.

[dougancathy]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

she should not be driving you should do it for her

[geobar]

Call a few Golf Stores and ask if they have hand controls for Pedal and Brakes.
The Villages does rent handicapped golf carts. Call and ask if they are hand controlled.
Do a search as well on your Internet.
I wish you luck locally.

[jimkerr]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

Common sense says she shouldn’t be driving a golf cart.

[ThirdOfFive]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.
My wife had the same problem (no bad knee, just short). We looked into extensions, etc., but the best solution to the problem was a padded cushion maybe 4" thick, behind her back. No problems now.

[Mrfriendly]

Someone in TV sells a plastic pedal extender that uses velcro to hold it on the pedal. Ask at the Golf Cart stores. I think they gave me his name. It really helped. A cushion behind the back also helps.

I have a couple at the house. Let me know if you are interested in a pedal extender.

[rrtjp]

Common sense says she shouldn’t be driving a golf cart.

Common sense is not very common anymore

[MrFlorida]

Cruise control on a golf cart is just wrong on all levels.

[Saldeen]

Hi,, I may have an answer tfor the problem. I have a right leg that is damaged from surgeries. I installed a left foot adapter which
moves the gas pedal to left foot control. Take a short time to adapt, but works very well. Left foot controls both gas and brake.
If you wnt to see ior try it, just give me a call. (leave message,, I will get back to you. 352-399-6299

[mikeycereal]

Who'da thunk people would be driving golf cars with bad knees. I was concerned enough about the drunk drivers.

I wonder if there's padded bumper options for these cars, kinda like the bumper car ride at the carnival. Strap yourself in, here we go!

:popcorn:

[Dgodin]

I did a quick search for HAND CONTROLS for handicapped and found there are solutions that may work. You may want to check hnder handicapped.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

Cruise Control…. That would be very dangerous. She probably should not drive for long distance !

[KathyK]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

A friend bought me an extension to use on my gas peddle. It makes driving much easier since my leg does not have to be fully extended. Villages Golf Cart store sells them.

[Dlbonivich]

Get a pedal extension, it might help

[golfing eagles]

Shorter people sometimes use a block of wood attached to the gas pedal to make it easier to reach. That might help reduce the knee extension that is causing her discomfort.

Never seen cruise control on a golf cart. Don’t know if it’s possible or not. But I did buy a used golf cart one time that had an extension block on the gas pedal. And yes I was told it was for short people who legs couldnt extend that far out for long periods of time this made it easier for shorter people. I don’t know if it would help but thought I would mention it. I’m sure you can Google it I’m sure Amazon has them as well as the golf cart stores in The Villages sure have them it’s just a piece of plastic that snaps onto the gas pedal that is about 3 to 4 inches high might even have one for the brake pedal

Someone in TV sells a plastic pedal extender that uses velcro to hold it on the pedal. Ask at the Golf Cart stores. I think they gave me his name. It really helped. A cushion behind the back also helps.

Villages Golf Cars sells an accessory for the Accelerator pedal — it does help.

Ask about the pedal extension available at all the villages golf cart stores easy to put on or take off if other driver doesn’t need it.

I have a couple at the house. Let me know if you are interested in a pedal extender.

A friend bought me an extension to use on my gas peddle. It makes driving much easier since my leg does not have to be fully extended. Villages Golf Cart store sells them.

Get a pedal extension, it might help

Except for the first post, welcome to the "I never read previous posts" club. And people wonder why simple questions lead to 100+ posts:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[kendi]

Shorter people sometimes use a block of wood attached to the gas pedal to make it easier to reach. That might help reduce the knee extension that is causing her discomfort.

A block on the pedal is not the answer imo. It angles the foot closer to the driver but higher off the floor. When using it the heel of the foot cannot rest on the floor. Very uncomfortable and hard to sustain for long periods of time.

[dewilson58]

She should wear stilettos.

[tophcfa]

I would be more concerned about her inability to extend her knee after surgery. Maybe it’s a fresh post surgical knee? I would think some quad exercises would help improve that. I’ve had double knee replacements and their number one goal in therapy is complete knee extension as well as adequate flexion. She may need more PT. Or spend time walking to strengthen her quads. Just a thought.

The total knee replacement post-op knee extension exercises were without a doubt the most painful part of the procedure. But if you don’t suck it up and power through them, you never get the proper range of motion.

[JMintzer]

Except for the first post, welcome to the "I never read previous posts" club. And people wonder why simple questions lead to 100+ posts:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

To be fair, one responder was actually offering to -give- them a pedal extender, so they get a pass... :thumbup:

[golfing eagles]

To be fair, one responder was actually offering to -give- them a pedal extender, so they get a pass... :thumbup:

agreed

[tophcfa]

Who'da thunk people would be driving golf cars with bad knees. I was concerned enough about the drunk drivers.

I wonder if there's padded bumper options for these cars, kinda like the bumper car ride at the carnival. Strap yourself in, here we go!

:popcorn:
In a retirement community I would expect at least half of everyone driving a golf cart has bad knees, probably only second to the number of people driving with bad backs. Drive on : )

[clouwho]

That's a scary thought-- someone on cruise control who can't work a brake pedal. I guess she already tried using her other foot?

Instead of cruise control, I'd look for a cart designed for a paraplegic, with all hand controls. The throttle would be easy to rig on an electric cart. But hand brakes are going to be tough to rig on any cart, and, sorry, I have a hard time understanding how someone who can't work a gas pedal could work a brake pedal safely.

Exactly! The thought of cruise control on a golf cart is a terrifying thought. They are NOT cars. They do NOT have the stability or any of the safety features of a car. The thought of her pedal to the medal and taking a corner or curve wrong, or having to unexpectedly dodge a dog, a walker or a cyclist is scary as heck.

Like it or not we ALL start declining in our cognitive and reaction times as we get older. We have physiological challenges that impair or ability to quickly respond to situations.

I feel for your wife, but putting her and the rest of us in an unsafe situation doesn’t help matters at all.

Getting a cart with hand controls designed for someone with physical challenges would be a good choice.

Another option might be to get one of the “pedal blocks” they sell and mount to the pedals for really short people. That might be able to keep her leg in a comfortable position

Another option is to upgrade to a nice seat that has forward/backward adjustments so that she can sit closer to the pedals and keep that leg from hyperextending. The villages golf cart shop has a couple of models of these seats that adjust this way.

One last comment (as a woman with many spinal, hip, and knee issues who has worked hard to make her cart work for her): consider getting an Easy Go RXV. All yamaha golf carts have the steering wheel offset from the center of the drivers seat. This forces either terrible spinal position or terrible arm/shoulder position as you are driving. No matter what you do, you will be driving with horrible body alignment. The EasyGo RXV has the steering wheel CENTERED in front of the drivers seat where it is on all other vehicles on the planet.

I have wondered for years why in the heck yamaha will NOT correct this massive design flaw in their carts. And I have wondered why not a single villager I have met has realized that they are driving with their poor old bodies contorted on our bouncy jalopies we so love to noodle around in!

Good luck to you and your wife and happy trails!

[NoMoSno]

I have wondered for years why in the heck yamaha will NOT correct this massive design flaw in their carts. And I have wondered why not a single villager I have met has realized that they are driving with their poor old bodies contorted on our bouncy jalopies we so love to noodle around in!

Good luck to you and your wife and happy trails!
You must have driven a defective Yamaha.
My 2012 Yamaha steering wheel is centered on the driver's seat.
Guess I got lucky.

[berway]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

I had a gas pedal extension put on at Carts & Cubs. It slips right over the gas pedal and makes it easier to drive with my shorter legs. May take the pressure off your wife’s knee..

[golfing eagles]

I had a gas pedal extension put on at Carts & Cubs. It slips right over the gas pedal and makes it easier to drive with my shorter legs. May take the pressure off your wife’s knee..

Please read post #30----I think you'll find it quite apropos:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[rrtjp]

She should wear stilettos.

Lmfao

[Mrs.Guy]

Please read post #30----I think you'll find it quite apropos:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

:shrug: Do you think a gas pedal extender would work? :rolleyes:

[golfing eagles]

:shrug: Do you think a gas pedal extender would work? :rolleyes:

Not sure. Perhaps we should ask the dozen or so posters that suggested it :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[TheVillageBlacksmith]

A friend had s similar medical issue and was using handheld controls while they were recovering. I had a chance to satisfy my curiosity and tried it out and it is easy to use. It is very intuitive and just took a few minutes to get used to working with the device. Mostly getting comfortable with the amount of pressure needed to operate it.
If you decide on this route I would recommend practicing in an empty parking lot for 5-10 min and you are pretty much an expert by then.

Amazon link to a similar device - CANALHOUT Handicap Driving Hand Controls (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQDTLYT/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B08SQDTLYT&pd_rd_w=pg7S9&content-id=amzn1.sym.999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_p=999c0877-3704-4f0f-9726-eebf80846a35&pf_rd_r=FNY2Q1EJ24Z31H5276KC&pd_rd_wg=V0HdH&pd_rd_r=f781cab0-b097-4752-a97a-1215b48d3eed&s=hpc&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyTEQzWEoxSlRHWDZTJ mVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDc2NjExMTcxOVZBQVE0MFpNRiZlbmN yeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjc5NDU2MVlXV0lYV0hDM0pKTyZ3aWRnZ XROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZ kb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=)

[Pinball wizard]

She should wear stilettos.

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[fdpaq0580]

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Not sure what those shoes are called ( rainbow Frankenstein boots? ), but they ain't stilettos. 😕

[jimmy o]

A friend of mine devised a hand operated gas pedal attachment on his gas cart. He used an old aluminum crutch cut in half. It’s bolted to floor and pivots to operate gas pedal, the padded part that would fit in armpit is used as the actual handle. He devised this for his own knee problem. It works remarkably well.

[richs631]

No cruise control but you can get a modification done wher the brake and gas is on a modified steering wheel

[Joecool]

I feel you, having to keep your foot on the pedal for long periods of time can stress the knee and joints. I'm doing a little googling there are several people that rig things up but I have not seen anything marketable. you might contact a golf cart repair place to see if they could rig something up

[DaleDivine]

I don't see anything wrong with having cruise control on golf cart for long straightaways.
You have cruise control on your car and use on long distance straight roads and don't use it on curvy roads. I'm sure she wouldn't use it on MMP's. Some people need to lighten up and not be so critical if they don't know all the info about the OP's wife...

:confused::confused:

[rrtjp]

Not sure what those shoes are called ( rainbow Frankenstein boots? ), but they ain't stilettos. 😕

Lol

[rrtjp]

The really scary thing here is that anyone would think cruise control on a golf cart is a good idea. Cars that have cruise control have built in safety features. In your car if you are to close to another car or object it automatically disengages. Too many people walking biking or skating on the mmps to use cruise control. This falls under the not so common common sense rule. OP should just drive his wife on long trips in the cart. Problem solved. After all men are better drivers anyway. (Joking) lol

[Djean1981]

Shorter people sometimes use a block of wood attached to the gas pedal to make it easier to reach. That might help reduce the knee extension that is causing her discomfort.
Very true. I've used a thick back cushion to get me closer to the front as well.

[Mrs.Guy]

The really scary thing here is that anyone would think cruise control on a golf cart is a good idea. Cars that have cruise control have built in safety features. In your car if you are to close to another car or object it automatically disengages. Too many people walking biking or skating on the mmps to use cruise control. This falls under the not so common common sense rule. OP should just drive his wife on long trips in the cart. Problem solved. After all men are better drivers anyway. (Joking) lol
:agree: But could you please explain what this common sense thing is..... not sure everyone knows. :rolleyes:

[fdpaq0580]

:agree: But could you please explain what this common sense thing is..... not sure everyone knows. :rolleyes:

It's, you know, sense. And, it's common. But it isn't necessarily "good". Get it? 😏

[kkingston57]

No, and even if someone designed it, it probably would be too expensive and dangerous.

[jzamp]

Has anybody heard of cruise control for a golf cart? My wife has trouble pushing the pedal on long rides, it bothers her surgically repaired knee.

My wife is very short and she had a block put on the pedal. Worked great. I thought I still had it but realized I had given it to a neighbor. We bought a new cart and solved the problem by buying split seats with adjustable seat. Good luck.

[bioman419]

Put a pillow behind her on the seat.

[ejtjlbw]

Our golf cart came with a pedal extender. It slides on the accelerator easily and can be removed easily. It is about 2 inches deep.

[fdpaq0580]

No cruise control but you can get a modification done wher the brake and gas is on a modified steering wheel

Swap wheel for handle bars with brake levers and twist grip throttle. Like a motorcycle.