Abstract
In this study the problem of the amputee driver is presented. The first step involved a survey of the licensing procedures for the orthopedically impaired driver in the various states. The second step was to review the literature relating to the accident experience of physically handicapped drivers. Then a study was made of the accident experience of non-commercial drivers. A comparison revealed that the non-disabled control group had about twice as many accident and traffic violations as the disabled group. The third phase involved building a driving simulator in which an experimental analysis could be made of certain hand, arm and foot control movements involved in driving.