| Title | Ingress Clearance Requirements and Seat Positioning for Automatic Belt Systems |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25571 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Woodson, Wesley E.; Selby, P. H. |
| Source | 32 p. in various pagings : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Man Factors, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19810600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The purposes of this study were (1) to determine how much clearance between a seat belt and seat cushion is needed for a driver to enter the front seat of an automobile equipped with automatic seat belts---without his/her having to lift the webbing, and (2) to derive data regarding where driver prefer to--and therefore realistically would--position themselves with relation to the steering wheel and pedal controls. Based on subjects representative of the 5th, 50th and 95th percentile, a clearance envelope for acceptable ingress/egress clearance was determined and a compliance test procedure recommended. Using these same subjects, their preferred seating positions are essentially those for which they were designed, i.e., 5th percentile females position the seat as far forward as it will go; the general 50th percentile group place the seat about midway between fore and aft extremes, and the 95th percentile males almost invariably position the seat as far aft as it will go. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1295 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1295 |
| TRT Terms | Occupant protection devices; Passive restraint systems; Human factors engineering; Studies |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
346162 |
| Contract Number | NRD-01-1-07288; NRD-01-1-07458 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-805-982; MFI-81-1; NTIS-PB82109067 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25500/25571/DOT-HS-805-982.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |