
Entry and Exit from Automotive Vehicles 165
TABLE 8.1
Tabular Format of Task Analysis
Task Description Task Analysis
Task
Subtask
No.
Subtask/Step
Description
Subtask
Purpose Trigger
Scanning and
Seeing Memory Interpolating Manipulating Possible Errors
Egress from
driver’s
seat of a
heavy
truck
1 Pull door latch
handle
Disengage the door
latch mechanism
Need to open
the door
Locate the inside
door opening
handle
Remember the
location of the
door handle
Determine if the
door latch is
already disengaged
Pull handle until the
latch disengages
Door latch handle not
pulled far enough Latch
opening force too high
2 Push door
open
Position door to
facilitate exit from ...