Identification of vehicle design requirements for older drivers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-262

  Herriotts, Paul ^a,b  

^a JAGUAR LAND ROVER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car design; Inclusive design; Older drivers; Vehicle ergonomics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DESIGN; PASSENGER CARS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SURVEYING; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN; DRIVING LICENCES; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEHICLE DESIGN;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE;

EID: 18044381347     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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