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Survey of Driver Seating Positions in Relation to the Steering Wheel
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The current study estimates about 5 percent of the U.S. female population sits closer than 10 inches from the steering wheel; 35 percent for the smallest 10 percent of the female population. Of the females sitting closer than 10 inches, 66 percent sit within 9-10 inches, and 17 percent sit within 8-9 inches. In a separate study, drivers sitting within 9-10 inches were able to increase this distance to 10 inches or more and still drive comfortably in a number of cars by making a few minor seating adjustments.
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De Leonardis, D., Ferguson, S., and Pantula, J., "Survey of Driver Seating Positions in Relation to the Steering Wheel," SAE Technical Paper 980642, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/980642.Also In
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