lol, Cherie !! me too...

WHY is there no BRAKE pedal on the floor of the front passenger-seat ??

a steering wheel would be nice as well.

I'm thinking, like, the way small planes have TWO sets of controls, for pilot and copilot... that'd work for me !

see, MS and control issues don't go well together...

and my propensity for backseat driving doesn't go well with my vision issues either.

all joking aside, at this point (20 years, 4 months of MS) it's definitely LESS stress for me to just be passenger, however nervous.

I pray, practice slow deep breathing, and force myself to look out the SIDE window, at the view (instead of visually concentrating on the road, attempting to keep the vehicle where I want it, solely with EYE POWER)

when my symptoms are acting up, and my self-control is less rigorous, I just opt to stay at home, so I won't turn into a NAG, or a whimpering basket case.

it's not that my husband's driving is bad (he's actually quite good, just goes a little faster than I would)

it's the potholed ROADS here, the pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, dogs, etc.

the roads are narrow, mostly unpaved, and constantly have dogs, chickens, and children crossing.

the bikes have NO headlights, reflectors, or mirrors, and bicyclists have had no safety courses, and don't wear helmets... they ride double all the time, and sometimes with children.

pickup truck beds are OFTEN filled with half-a-dozen (or more!) people, sitting, and even STANDING.

driver training here is minimal, and I think I've seen police patrolling maybe ONCE in three years.

AND, the "rules of the road" here are different, one pulls to the RIGHT, and STOPS before making a left turn (the roads are too narrow for center-waiting)

and there's charming things like one-way bridges with NO visibility of oncoming traffic:



traffic accidents are the 4th leading cause of death in Belize.