Survey of driver seating positions in relation to the steering wheel

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  De Leonardis, Doreen M ^a   Ferguson, Susan A ^a   Pantula, Janella F ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WHEELS;

FEMALE POPULATION; SEATING POSITION; STEERING WHEEL;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85072450670     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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