McFadden M, Powers J, Brown W, Walker M
Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra.
Hum Factors. 2000 Winter;42(4):676-82. doi: 10.1518/001872000779697971.
The current study was designed to confirm that female drivers sit closer to the steering wheel than do male drivers and to investigate whether this expected difference in sitting position is attributable to differences in the physical dimensions of men and women. Driver body dimensions and multiple measures of sitting distance from the steering wheel were collected from a sample of 150 men and 150 women. The results confirmed that on average, women sit closer to the steering wheel than men do and that this difference is accounted for by variations in body dimensions, especially height. This result suggests that driver height may provide a good surrogate for sitting distance from the steering wheel when investigating the role of driver position in real-world crash outcomes. The potential applications of this research include change to vehicle design that allows independent adjustment of the relative distance among the driver's seat, the steering wheel, and the floor pedals.
本研究旨在证实女性驾驶员比男性驾驶员坐得离方向盘更近，并调查这种预期的坐姿差异是否归因于男性和女性身体尺寸的差异。从150名男性和150名女性的样本中收集了驾驶员身体尺寸以及从方向盘到座位距离的多项测量数据。结果证实，平均而言，女性比男性坐得离方向盘更近，且这种差异是由身体尺寸的变化，尤其是身高的变化所导致的。这一结果表明，在研究驾驶员位置在实际碰撞结果中的作用时，驾驶员身高可能是一个很好的从方向盘到座位距离的替代指标。这项研究的潜在应用包括对车辆设计进行改进，使驾驶员座椅、方向盘和地板踏板之间的相对距离能够独立调节。
