Form 1848 In-Vehicle Post-Drive Questionnaire

NHTSA Form #1848 OMB Control #X Expiration #X

Vehicle Occupant Anthropometry, Posture, and Motion Participant Number_________

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2127-XXXX. The information collected in this study will be used to create a database of vehicle occupant body size, shape, and posture. The data will be used to improve vehicle safety. We estimate that it will take approximately 5 minutes to complete this form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Room W45-205, Washington, DC, 20590.

Post-Drive Questionnaire

[Completed in the Research Vehicle at the conclusion of driving data collection]

Compare this vehicle to the vehicle you drive most (“my vehicle”):

In my vehicle, reaching the accelerator pedal and brake is:

Very Easy Neither Easy nor Difficult Very Difficult

1 2 3 4 5

In this vehicle, reaching the accelerator pedal and brake is:

Very Easy Neither Easy nor Difficult Very Difficult

1 2 3 4 5

When I am driving my vehicle and have to brake hard to avoid a crash, I feel in control:

Never Some of the Time All of the Time

1 2 3 4 5

If I had to brake hard to avoid a crash (for example, because a deer ran out in the road), I would push the brake pedal as hard as possible:

Never Some of the Time All of the Time

1 2 3 4 5

I brake with my right foot:

Never Some of the Time All of the Time

1 2 3 4 5

Is there anything about this vehicle that prevents you from braking as hard as possible?

yes no

If yes, please explain:

Even in emergency situations, most drivers do not brake as hard as the car is capable of braking. Is there anything that would limit how hard you push the brake pedal?

yes no

If yes, please explain:

Do you ever wear shoes or boots that make it more difficult to use the pedals?

yes no

If yes, please describe the footwear and explain how it changes your use of the pedals.

What about a vehicle makes it easier or hard to use the brake?

What would make the brakes on this vehicle easier to use?