HOW DRIVERS SIT IN CARS

This paper presents results from a study to measure the separation of the driver's head and shoulder to various internal features of the car. Drivers were filmed while driving in general traffic flow, hence were unaware that they were involved in a study. The results show that certain sub-groups of the driver population are likely to be more at risk for certain impact types. Small females are considerably closer to the steering wheel than the rest of the population, and therefore prone to head strikes in frontal impacts. Large males are likely to interact with the cant rail and B-pillar in side impacts.

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• Authors:
  • Parkin, S
  • Mackay, G M
  • Cooper, A
• Publication Date: 1995-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 777-783
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Frontal crashes; Hazards; Human body size; Injuries; Risk assessment; Side crashes; Videotapes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sitting position
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719429
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-041 804
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 19 1996 12:00AM