Steering devices

Close up of a hand holding a steering knob installed in a car

Steering devices

Choose from various knobs and grips to steer your vehicle one-handed. Easily combine them with other driving aids.

Overview

Steer your car with one hand

Using steering devices makes it much easier to control your car's steering wheel with one hand. BraunAbility's devices provide you with a good grip and precise control.

The most common way to use a steering device is by combining it with hand controls. Similar to pedals, a hand control requires constant attention while driving, as you only have one hand free to operate it.

Steering devices can be advantageous for individuals with lower upper body mobility or grip strength. Steering devices are also known as steering knobs, wheel spinners, and steering aids.

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Close up of the Steering device clamp.

How it works

A Steering device is made up of two parts, the knob or grip which attaches to a clamp on the steering wheel via a quick-release pin. A bearing inside the clamp lets the knob/grip rotate freely. In other words, you don't need to change your grip, even if you turn the wheel multiple revolutions. The aforementioned quick-release makes it easy to change the knob or grip if desired.

A young man driving a car seen from the passenger seat.

Lightened Power Steering

When adapting a car with a Steering device for someone with limited mobility it's very common to also perform an adaptation called Lightened Power Steering. This adaptation is made to the vehicle's power steering and reduces the force needed to turn the steering wheel.

Knobs & Grips

To help you find the most comfortable and safe way to steer your vehicle, we supply a wide variety of steering devices with different shapes and functionality. Our Steering devices fits most standard steering wheels.

An Ergo knob.

Ergo

This is our most popular knob. Its flat oval design provides an ergonomic grip that rests comfortably in your hand. It's also relatively low, which keeps your fingers close to the steering wheel and the auxiliary controls such as turn signals, cruise control or windshield wipers.  

A Round black coloured knob

Round

A popular shape for a Steering device knob is the spherical, aptly named Round. This knob is available in two dimensions small and large. The small has a diameter of 40 mm, roughly the size of a ping pong ball and the larger version has a diameter of 50 mm.

A Low black coloured knob

Low

The low design gets the palm of your hand as close as possible to the steering wheel, allowing the fingers to be in constant reach of the turn signals, cruise control etc.

A Standard black coloured knob

Standard

Uses the same handle as the Carospeed Menox hand control and is our largest knob apart from the 2-pin and 3-pin grips.

A 2-pin grip. A 3-pin grip

2-pin (tetra) and 3-pin (para)

Also known as tetra grip, these two let you hold the steering wheel like a handle. As they have the added benefit of allowing your hand to rest in the cradle, the 2-pin or 3-pin steering devices are good choices for those with impaired mobility or grip. The cradle is easy to reshape to fit the hand.

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