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RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE VARIATIONS OF CERTAIN BIOTECHNICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN PASSENGER CARS WHICH ARE THOUGHT TO BE IMPORTANT TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR POPULATION. SAFETY AND COMFORT IN THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES DEPENDS IN PART ON THE INTEGRATION OF MAN-MACHINE-HIGHWAY ELEMENTS. THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF MACHINES DEPENDENT ON HUMAN PERCEPTION AND RESPONSE DEPENDS IN TURN ON THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE MACHINE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO TAKE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND FUNCTIONAL FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION. A COMPARISON STUDY OF 21 PASSENGER CARS COVERS THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS: COMPARATIVE WINDSHIELD AREAS CLEANED BY WIPERS, DEPTH OF FRONT AND BACK SEATS, BREADTH OF REAR AND FRONT SEATS, HEIGHT OF FRONT AND REAR SEAT BACK, BREADTH OF FRONT AND REAR SEAT BACK, HEIGHT OF FRONT AND BACK SEAT ABOVE FLOOR, AMOUNT FRONT SEAT IS DEPRESSED BY A 165-POUND MANIKIN, RANGE OF VERTICAL SEAT ADJUSTMENT, DISTANCE OF FRONT AND BACK SEAT BOTTOM TO CEILING, RANGE OF FORE-AND-AFT ADJUSTABILITY OF FRONT SEAT, DISTANCE BETWEEN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FRONT SEAT BACK, HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM LOWER EDGE OF STEERING WHEEL TO SEAT BACK, DISTANCE FROM TOP TO BRAKE PEDAL TO LOWER EDGE OF STEERING WHEEL, LEAST DISTANCE BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND LEFT DOOR, DISTANCE FROM STEERING WHEEL MAXIMUM OUTER DIAMETER TO HAND- OPERATED PARKING BRAKE IN OFF POSITION, DISTANCE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL TO RADIO CONTROL NEAREST OPERATOR, VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM LOWER EDGE OF STEERING WHEEL TO FLOOR, ANGLE OF STEERING WHEEL, AND DISTANCE FROM LOWER EDGE OF STEERING WHEEL TO SEAT PAN.

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Highway Research Board Proceedings

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Automobiles; Brakes; Comfort; Design; Human factors; Instrument panels; Physiological aspects; Safety; Seats; Spacing; Steering wheels; Windshield wipers; Windshields

Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment

TRIS, TRB

Aug 29 1971 12:00AM

• A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
• A CRITIQUE OF SOME RECENT ECONOMIC STUDIES COMPARING ALTERNATE HIGHWAY LOCATIONS
• APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO FREEWAY ON- RAMP TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
• COMPARISON OF GENERAL ROUTES BY TERRAIN APPRAISAL METHODS IN NEW YORK STATE
• CONCERNING A MECHANISM FOR SOIL MOISTURE TRANSLOCATION IN THE FILM PHASE UPON FREEZING
• COOPERATIVE EXAMINATION OF CORES FROM THE MCPHERSON TEST ROAD
• DESIGN CORRELATIONS FOR KENYA RED AND RED-BROWN SOILS
• DESIGN OF A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE CELL AND MODEL STUDIES OF PRESSURES IN A FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT SUBGRADE
• DESIGN OF REFLECTORIZED MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
• DESIGNING FINE BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR HIGH SKID RESISTANCE
• DETERMINATION OF OVERSIZED VEHICLE TRACKING PATTERNS BY ADJUSTABLE SCALE MODEL
• DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF COST ACCOUNTING FOR COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS
• DIFFERENT CARS AS A PREDICTABLE PROPORTION OF ALL CARS IN TRAFFIC
• DRIVER EYE HEIGHT AND RELATED HIGHWAY DESIGN FEATURES
• EFFECT OF SHOCK WAVES ON TUNNEL TRAFFIC FLOW
• EFFECTS OF HEAVY-LOAD TRAFFIC ON A SHALLOW-BURIED FLEXIBLE PIPE
• EXPERIENCE WITH SHEAR REINFORCEMENT IN REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE
• FABRICATION AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES OF T-1 STEEL
• FAILURE CONDITIONS OF FLEXIBLE CULVERTS EMBEDDED IN SOIL
• FILLET WELD KEYHOLE T BEND TEST
• Final Report on Durability Project, Michigan Test Road
• FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DEFLECTION STUDY IN NORTH CAROLINA
• HEADWAY CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAFFIC FLOW
• HIGH-STRENGTH REINFORCING STEELS FOR CONCRETE BRIDGES
• HIGHWAY PLANNING FOR A GROWING ECONOMY
• INFLUENCE OF VIBRATING BEAMS ON COMPACTION OF CONCRETE SURFACINGS
• MOTOR-CARRIER RATE REGULATION: A CASE STUDY IN CARTEL CONTROL
• REVIEW OF VEHICLE DIMENSIONS AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
• ROADSIDE DESIGN FOR SAFETY
• STRESS-STRAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPACTED CLAY UNDER VARIED RATES OF STRAIN
• THE CORRUGATED METAL CONDUIT AS A COMPRESSION RING
• THE EFFECT OF STIFFNESS RATIO ON PAVEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS
• THE MCPHERSON TEST ROAD: TENTH-YEAR REPORT
• THE STATIC AND VIBRATORY CUTTING AND PENETRATION OF SOILS
• THE STATUS OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTATION IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
• THE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY: AN ECONOMIC INEVITABILITY
• TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATIONS OF PLAIN CONCRETE
• TRAFFIC PAINTS BASED ON EPOXY RESINS
• TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COSTS IN ECONOMIC ANALYSES
• WARPING STRESSES AND DEFLECTIONS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS: PART II