05:11Colombian John Rueda was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him being able to drive a car using his feet or even getting his Uber licence, as seen in footage from Bogota on Saturday.
"They begin to ask: Sir, how long have you been driving? That is everyone's first question," Rueda admits. "I tell them that I have been here for about ten years, or fifteen, twenty. And they tell me that it is very good, because I drive very well."
Footage shows him using his feet to open the car door, turn on the ignition and steering his vehicle, as well as operating the automatic gearbox.
He explained how his physical limitations, caused by his mother having contracted smallpox and measles during her pregnancy, meant he had a tough upbringing. However, despite bullying at school and depression in his late teens, he managed to overcome both and take driving lessons.
"I said: "Hey, are you going to teach me how to drive?" And he said: “Let's try and see what you can further achieve”. And in 20 days I was already driving mechanical and automatic, and I stayed with the automatic," Rueda added.
His passengers also appear more than satisfied with his achievements and his driving.
"It is an excellent service. Apart from the condition that the man has, it seems to me that the attention was too good," said one customer, Camilo."Sometimes we complain about things that happen to us, but we don't realise that there are people who, in truth, have a condition. But they have made a condition a virtue."
Rueda is one of 88,000 Uber drivers in the country, and has been using the app to make his living for two years. In addition to his driving skills, he is also a qualified systems engineer, phone technician and artist.
Both feet on the wheel Colombian man born without arms becomes Uber driver in Bogota
Colombian John Rueda was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him being able to drive a car using his feet or even getting his Uber licence, as seen in footage from Bogota on Saturday.
"They begin to ask: Sir, how long have you been driving? That is everyone's first question," Rueda admits. "I tell them that I have been here for about ten years, or fifteen, twenty. And they tell me that it is very good, because I drive very well."
Footage shows him using his feet to open the car door, turn on the ignition and steering his vehicle, as well as operating the automatic gearbox.
He explained how his physical limitations, caused by his mother having contracted smallpox and measles during her pregnancy, meant he had a tough upbringing. However, despite bullying at school and depression in his late teens, he managed to overcome both and take driving lessons.
"I said: "Hey, are you going to teach me how to drive?" And he said: “Let's try and see what you can further achieve”. And in 20 days I was already driving mechanical and automatic, and I stayed with the automatic," Rueda added.
His passengers also appear more than satisfied with his achievements and his driving.
"It is an excellent service. Apart from the condition that the man has, it seems to me that the attention was too good," said one customer, Camilo."Sometimes we complain about things that happen to us, but we don't realise that there are people who, in truth, have a condition. But they have made a condition a virtue."
Rueda is one of 88,000 Uber drivers in the country, and has been using the app to make his living for two years. In addition to his driving skills, he is also a qualified systems engineer, phone technician and artist.
Colombian John Rueda was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him being able to drive a car using his feet or even getting his Uber licence, as seen in footage from Bogota on Saturday.
"They begin to ask: Sir, how long have you been driving? That is everyone's first question," Rueda admits. "I tell them that I have been here for about ten years, or fifteen, twenty. And they tell me that it is very good, because I drive very well."
Footage shows him using his feet to open the car door, turn on the ignition and steering his vehicle, as well as operating the automatic gearbox.
He explained how his physical limitations, caused by his mother having contracted smallpox and measles during her pregnancy, meant he had a tough upbringing. However, despite bullying at school and depression in his late teens, he managed to overcome both and take driving lessons.
"I said: "Hey, are you going to teach me how to drive?" And he said: “Let's try and see what you can further achieve”. And in 20 days I was already driving mechanical and automatic, and I stayed with the automatic," Rueda added.
His passengers also appear more than satisfied with his achievements and his driving.
"It is an excellent service. Apart from the condition that the man has, it seems to me that the attention was too good," said one customer, Camilo."Sometimes we complain about things that happen to us, but we don't realise that there are people who, in truth, have a condition. But they have made a condition a virtue."
Rueda is one of 88,000 Uber drivers in the country, and has been using the app to make his living for two years. In addition to his driving skills, he is also a qualified systems engineer, phone technician and artist.