CONTROLS REACH-THE HAND REACH OF DRIVERS

This report describes a series of three-dimensional boundaries beyond which it is confident that at least 95% of the drivers of the United States population can reach and operate a simple three-finger-grasped control. Consideration is given to a reach task when drivers are restrained by a nonextending shoulder belt and when they are unrestrained. The background data used to develop these boundaries were collected in the SAE Controls Reach Study in June-August 1971 in which over 250 subjects were measured in three test fixtures representing a sports car, passenger car and a heavy truck. Finger-grasped reach was recorded to 40 locations in front of the driver.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Hammor, D C
  • Maurer, D E
  • Razgunas, L
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles by type; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Ergonomics; Personnel performance; Restraint systems; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle make
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger restraints; Reaches /distance/
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133469
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750357
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM