Abstract: A universal device facilitates egress and/or ingress of a passenger from a vehicle having a door opening through which any passenger and/or driver can move into and out of a seat in the vehicle, and has a post or pillar to one side of the individual's seat. The device includes an elongate member having a handle at one end suitable for being gripped by the passenger. The other end of the elongate member is formed with an engaging member or element for securing the elongate member on a lateral surface of the post in proximity to the seated user. In one form, the engaging members or elements are in the form of tapered bodies having a smaller apex at one end and gradually increasing in thickness with or without an indented, scalloped edge to facilitate and to secure insertion of the engaging member through an upper opening of a striker mounted on the lateral surface of the post.