Survey of Driver Seating Positions in Relation to the Steering Wheel 980642
The current study estimates about 5 percent of the U.S. female population sits closer than 10 inches from the steering wheel; 35 percent for the smallest 10 percent of the female population. Of the females sitting closer than 10 inches, 66 percent sit within 9-10 inches, and 17 percent sit within 8-9 inches. In a separate study, drivers sitting within 9-10 inches were able to increase this distance to 10 inches or more and still drive comfortably in a number of cars by making a few minor seating adjustments.
Citation: De Leonardis, D., Ferguson, S., and Pantula, J., "Survey of Driver Seating Positions in Relation to the Steering Wheel," SAE Technical Paper 980642, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/980642. Download Citation
Author(s):
Doreen M. De Leonardis, Susan A. Ferguson, Janella F. Pantula
Affiliated:
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Pages: 10
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Airbag Technology-SP-1333, SAE 1998 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V107-6
Related Topics:
Comfort
Seats and seating
Vehicle drivers
Wheels
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