My father is very elderly, and I’ve noticed he has a hard time getting in and out of my parents’ car. I was researching mobility tools online and came across “car canes.” They are inserted into the loop striker of car doors to give a person leverage to get in and out of cars (see image). My question is if using such a device could damage the striker? I think it will help my father, but I don’t want to give him something that would damage their car. He is quite skinny/light-weight BTW. Thanks!
It’s ok, can withstand much more weight, the only thing, please try to test that cane yourself in every situation you can, make sure will not slip if there is a non strictly vertical force applied, etc, make sure it will work 100% of the times or that you have enough time to know is not working before putting your weight and stability on it, it’s something he’s going to put his weight on, so if it fails, he will go down to the floor.
Or if there are precise instructions, train dad on how to use it very well