EFFECTS OF PLATFORM FASHION SHOES ON BRAKE RESPONSE TIME

The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of "platform" fashion shoes on response time in vehicle braking. Seventeen subjects participated in two test sessions: in one they wore platform shoes and in the other normal footwear. Although all subjects were accustomed to wearing either type of footwear, platform shoes significantly slowed their braking responses, compared with normal shoes (0.91 vs 0.81 s, respectively). This differential response time represents an increased stopping distance of 1.42 ft (433 mm) for each 10 mile/h (16 km/h) of vehicle speed. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Warner, H D
  • Mace, K C
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-146
• Serial:
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0003-6870
  • EISSN: 1872-9126
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00036870

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Emergency response time; Motor vehicles; Reaction time; Speed; Stopping distances; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Footwear
• Old TRIS Terms: Platforms
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142019
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM