michaeloconnell.com — Driving to and from work is something many of us take for granted. But what do you do if you have Muscular Dystrophy and want to live an independent life? You mod your van with the Scott System, a very expensive driving system that allows people with limited mobility, reach and strength to operate it. The downside? A new one costs about 90,000.
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scumbroJun 1, 2006Submitter
Here are a couple of mirrors, just in case:<a class="user" href="http://homepage.mac.com/tonyg/mikesvan/">http://homepage.mac.com/tonyg/mikesvan/</a>and<a class="user" href="http://home.san.rr.com/adgraham/mikesvan/">http://home.san.rr.com/adgraham/mikesvan/</a>
scumbroJun 1, 2006Submitter
Yep, it's just you.
scumbroJun 1, 2006Submitter
Teenagers have the best reflex times of all drivers, yet are seven times more likely to cause an accident. What I want on the road with my family are experienced, mature, insured professionals calmly commuting to work in well-maintained vehicles.
vicioussummerJun 3, 2006
I can personally vouch for Michael and his cause. We used to work together at Geico Insurance and he really is the hardest worker I know. AND, I can honestly say that his current van is a POS that desperately needs to be replaced!
bulbboyJun 7, 2006
Scumbro "What I want on the road with my family are experienced, mature, insured professionals calmly commuting to work in well-maintained vehicles."I second that, too many kids want to go as fast as they can after getting their licences. Mike's more likely to be a better driver than many of them, having to work harder to get it.
serenejenJul 3, 2006
Yeah, I honestly don't see how his reaction time could be a factor anyway... the van is specially made with buttons... buttons can't be hard to manuvuer quickly.... the guy's smart... his brain works... probably better than most lol... so with that van's equipment I'd be willing to be he can react just as quick or even quicker than anyone else.I'd be a lot more worried about the drunk drivers... tired truck drivers... and fired up teens than a 30-something-CAR INSURANCE salesman.
roadiesJul 6, 2006
What, you'd rather have a road full of soccer moms talking on their cell phones? Get off your high horse and try being in someone elses shoes for once.My cousin and best friend had MD and was in wheelchair His reflexes were fine. Even better than mine (I remember many many times that he wasted me at MKII, at the arcade. Wasn't easy to do either because I could hold my own). That kid was lightning fast.