Vehicle accessory controls, and methods of use and manufacture thereof

A vehicle for transporting an operator, comprising:

• handlebars that are configured to enable vehicle steering, the handlebars defining a pair of grasping portions that are disposed to facilitate grasping by hands of the operator;
• a powertrain and an accessory that is at least in part separate from the powertrain;
• and
• a control system that includes:
• a manually actuable primary selector disposed adjacent one of the grasping portions to enable manual actuation while one of the vehicle operator's hands grasps the one grasping portion, the primary selector being configured to be in selective electrical communication with the powertrain to operate in a powertrain mode to control a function of the powertrain;
• and
• a manually actuable override selector disposed adjacent the one grasping portion, the override selector being configured to activate an override mode in which the primary selector is in selective electrical communication with the accessory to control a function of the accessory, and in which electrical communication with the powertrain is terminated.

A method of manufacturing a control system for use with a vehicle having handlebars that are configured to enable vehicle steering, the handlebars defining a pair of grasping portions that are disposed to facilitate grasping by a vehicle operator's hands, the vehicle including a powertrain and an accessory, the method comprising:

• disposing a manually actuable primary selector adjacent one of the grasping portions to enable manual actuation while one of the vehicle operator's hands grasps the one grasping portion;
• configuring the primary selector to be in selective electrical communication with the powertrain to operate in a powertrain mode to control a function of the powertrain;
• disposing a manually actuable override selector adjacent the one grasping portion;
• and
• configuring the override selector to activate an override mode in which the primary selector is in selective electrical communication with the accessory to control a function of the accessory, and in which electrical communication with the powertrain is terminated.