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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 89, Issue 7 1109-1111, Copyright © 1999 by American Public Health Association

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Driver distance from the steering wheel: perception and objective measurement.

M Segui-Gomez, J Levy, H Roman, K M Thompson, K McCabe and J D Graham

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. 02115-5102, USA. msegui@hsph.harvard.edu

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the accuracy of driver perceptions of the distance between the driver's nose and the steering wheel of the vehicle as a factor in considering driver disconnection of an airbag contained in the steering wheel for preventing injury to the driver in an accident. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 1000 drivers was done to obtain perceived and objective measurements of the distance between the driver's nose and the steering wheel of the vehicle. RESULTS: Of 234 drivers who believed that they sat within 12 inches of the steering wheel, only 8 (3%) actually did so, whereas of 658 drivers who did not believe that they sat within 12 inches of the wheel, 14 (2%) did so. Shorter drivers were more likely than taller ones to both underestimate and overestimate their seating distance. CONCLUSIONS: Considerable misperception of drivers' distance from the wheel indicates that drivers should objectively measure this distance.




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