When a reaction force opposing an operating lever 10 is no longer generated, operating control of a vehicle in accordance with the displacement of an operating lever 10 can be changed. For this purpose, a vehicle operating apparatus which accelerates and decelerates and steers a vehicle in accordance with the operation of the operating lever 10 is provided with a reaction force generating means 20 which generates a reaction force opposing the operating lever 10 , a current sensor 28 and the like which sense a failure of the reaction force, and an electric control apparatus 50 which decreases the responsiveness of driving control to the operation of the operating lever 10 in accordance with the passage of time when a failure is sensed. A steering control apparatus 66 is also provided whichincreases the dead band of the steering angle and makes driving control that of the state prior to sensing of a failure when the operating speed of the operating lever 10 at the time of the sensing of a failure exceeds a prescribed value. In addition, at the time of detection of a failure, the electric control apparatus 50 controls an engine control apparatus 64 so as to decrease the speed of thevehicle.