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Since everyone in South Florida drives as if they had PD or something worse, I don't plan to give up driving very soon. Before my PD had a name, I did have to give up piloting a plane, I lost all depth perception, and in the small planes I flew, the altimeter has an 8 second delay, which was tempting the fates too much for me. Also the other thing I noticed was I could no longer tolerate anit-histimines. Then finally the diagnosis. I still drive down the Interstate to work. But on days when I don't feel up to it, I take one of the other many roads which lead to downtown Ft. Lauderdale. Where the speed limit is only 30 and the drivers are going only 40 , instead of the 55 on the Interstate and the drivers are going 65 to 70. I err on the side of safety, if I'm not certain I have time to make it into moving traffic, in spite of the horns honking behind me!!! With this new brace on my right foot, I no longer get caught between the accelerator and the brake pedal, as I had before. So the "foot drop" I suffered did cause more problems than I realized. I seem to have trouble with this brace pushing up the rug mats however. Since I can't bend my toes, I have to move my whole foot up the accelerator to speed up ,and move my whole foot down to reduce speed. The mat ends up all wadded up by the time I get to work. I'm going to have to find something else to protect the carpet in the car. Also, I have to have a reference point to park my car. If I try to park in an empty lot with just the lines painted on the parking lot, I end up in some of the strangest positions. But if there is a car parked someplace, or a barrier, then I'm okay. Here's to long life for PWP's and happy driving for many more years!!! As Ever, Marjorie Moorefield just another librarian with PD. 64/9