Upper-Extremity Postures in Naturalistic Driving

Driver upper-extremity postures and activities were manually coded in 9856 video frames from 165 drivers in 100 vehicles that were instrumented with interior cameras as part of the Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment study. Drivers had left, right, and both hands on the steering wheel in 64%, 46%, and 28%, respectively, of frames in which the hand placements could be determined. The driver’s left elbow was in contact with the door or armrest in 18% of frames, and the driver’s right elbow was contacting the center console armrest in 29% of frames. Men were more likely than women to use both the left and right armrests. Women had approximately the same percentage of armrest use across vehicles, but men’s usage differed widely, suggesting that armrest design may influence whether people of different statures can use the armrests comfortably. Women were more likely to have a phone in their right hands than men, and women were twice as likely as men to be wearing sunglasses during trips taken in daylight hours.

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University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

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Authors:
- Reed, Matthew P
- Ebert, Sheila M
Publication Date: 2016-9

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English

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Media Type: Digital/other
Edition: Final Report
Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
Pagination: 42p

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TRT Terms: Automatic data collection systems; Behavior; Cellular telephones; Drivers; Gender; Posture; Seats; Upper extremities
Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

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Accession Number: 01634791
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: UMTRI-2016-20
Files: TRIS
Created Date: May 16 2017 9:30AM