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Appendix 2
This Appendix consists of the table on page 296: “Anthropometric Dimensions of Driving
Populations from Seven Different Countries.”
TABLE A2.1
Anthropometric Dimensions of Driving Populations from Seven Different Countries
Anthropometric
Dimension
Percentile
Value
Japanese
Males
Japanese
Females
Hong
Kong
Males
Hong
Kong
Females
Indian
Males
Indian
Females
Stature (mm) 95 1750 1610 1655 1655 1745 1615
50 1655 1530 1680 1555 1640 1515
5 1560 1450 1455 1455 1535 1415
Sitting height (mm) 95 950 890 955 900 905 850
50 900 845 900 840 850 790
5 850 800 845 780 795 730
Sitting eye height
(mm)
95 835 780 840 780 795 745
50 785 735 780 720 740 690
Sitting shoulder height
(mm)
5 735 690 720 660 685 635
95 635 600 655 610 690 565
50 590 55605 605 560 640 515
5 545 510 555 510 590 465
Shoulder breadth
(bideltoid) (mm)
95 475 425 470 435 455 390
50 440 395 425 385 415 350
5 405 365 380 335 375 310
Hip breadth (mm) 95 330 340 370 365 365 390
50 305 305 335 330 320 330
5 280 270 300 295 275 270
Buttock-to-knee
length (mm)
95 600 575 595 570 610 590
50 550 530 550 520 560 540
5 500 485 505 470 510 490
Knee height (mm) 95 530 480 540 500 565 515
50 490 450 45 455 515 470
5 450 420 450 410 465 425
Shoulder-to-elbow
length (mm)
95 365 330 370 340 370 340
50 330 300 340 315 340 310
5 295 270 310 290 310 280
Elbow-to-ngertip
length (mm)
95 475 430 480 440 485 435
50 440 400 445 400 450 405
5 405 370 410 360 415 375
Note: Anthropometric dimensions from Bodyspace by Stephen Pheasant (2006).
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TABLE A2.1
Anthropometric Dimensions of Driving Populations from Seven Different Countries
Anthropometric
Dimension
Percentile
Value
US
Males
US
Females
UK
Males
UK
Females
German
Males
German
Females
French
Males
French
Females
Japanese
Males
Japanese
Females
Hongkong
Males
Hongkong
Females
Indian
Males
Indian
Females
Stature (mm)
95 1870 1730 1855 1710 1845 1750 1830 1700 1750 1610 1775 1655 1745 1615
50 1755 1625 1740 1610 1745 1635 1715 1600 1655 1530 1680 1555 1640 1515
5 1640 1520 1625 1505 1645 1520 1600 1500 1560 1450 1585 1455 1535 1415
Sitting height
(mm)
95 975 920 965 910 975 930 970 910 950 890 955 900 905 850
50 915 860 910 850 920 865 910 860 900 845 900 840 850 790
5 855 800 850 795 865 800 850 810 850 800 845 780 795 730
Sitting eye height
(mm)
95 860 810 845 795 850 800 855 800 835 780 840 780 795 745
50 800 750 790 740 800 740 795 750 785 735 780 720 740 690
5 740 690 735 685 750 680 735 700 735 690 720 660 685 635
Sitting shoulder
height (mm)
95 655 620 645 610 640 570 670 625 635 600 655 610 690 565
50 600 565 595 555 595 525 620 580 590 555 605 560 640 515
5 545 510 540 505 550 480 570 535 545 510 555 510 590 465
Shoulder breadth
(bideltoid) (mm)
95 515 440 510 435 505 445 515 470 475 425 470 435 455 390
50 470 400 465 395 465 400 470 425 440 395 425 385 415 350
5 425 360 420 355 425 355 425 380 405 365 380 335 375 310
Hip breadth
(mm)
95 410 440 405 435 385 445 410 430 330 340 370 365 365 390
50 360 375 360 370 350 375 370 380 305 305 335 330 320 330
5 310 310 310 310 315 305 330 330 280 270 300 295 275 270
Buttock-to-knee
Length (mm)
95 650 625 645 620 640 635 640 610 600 575 595 570 610 590
50 600 575 595 570 600 580 595 565 550 530 550 520 560 540
5 550 525 540 520 560 525 550 520 500 485 505 470 510 490
Knee height
(mm)
95 605 550 595 540 590 555 575 535 530 480 540 500 565 515
50 550 505 545 500 545 505 530 495 490 450 495 455 515 470
5 495 460 490 455 500 455 485 455 450 420 450 410 465 425
Shoulder-to-
elbow length
(mm)
95 400 365 395 360 395 365 395 360 365 330 370 340 370 340
50 365 335 365 330 365 335 360 330 330 300 340 315 340 310
5 330 305 330 300 335 305 325 300 295 270 310 290 310 280
Elbow-to-
ngertip length
(mm)
95 515 470 510 460 505 470 505 455 475 430 480 440 485 435
50 480 435 475 430 475 435 470 425 440 400 445 400 450 405
5 445 400 440 400 445 400 435 395 405 370 410 360 415 375
Note: Anthropometric dimensions from Bodyspace by Stephen Pheasant (2006).
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