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After Traffic Stop for Phone in Right Hand, She Called Out the Problem (www.nytimes.com)
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But before [the deputy] could get very far with his explanation, Ms. Thomas held up her right arm. There was no phone in it. There had never been a phone in it because she has no right hand.

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[–] 7 points 5 months ago

Don't you need both hands to steer properly?

Do you drive? I basically use only my left hand while driving. And my car is an automatic EV, so I don't have to shift. Also I'm right handed.

I dunno. It's just comfortable. It might be a remnant from when I used to drive manual shift, when I had to shift gears often, driving in the city. You definitely don't need two hands to steer, though. And her stump could definitely do shifting no problem.

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