Pedal control
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September 9, 2015
In a push-pull brake and accelerator control, the brake operating assembly has first and second rods with a pivoting attachment between their ends. The rods extend between the brake pedal of a standard vehicle to an operating handle near the steering wheel. The lower end of the first rod sits forward of the brake pedal, towards the front of the vehicle, and the second rod extends at an angle to the first rod, from its lower end to a pivotal pedal fixing to the brake pedal. The pivoting attachment between the rods has a stop on it so that the two rods can be brought to a minimum angle between them. Movement of the first rod away from the brake pedal increases the angle and no force is exerted on the brake pedal. Movement in the other direction brings the two rods to the minimum angle, whereafter the two rods move as a single unit and bring pressure to bear on the brake pedal.
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