Car controls (view report contents)
Good design
The key is to find controls which suit you rather than having to adapt yourself to them.
They should be in easy reach, easy to operate and be designed so that using them becomes second nature with practice.
Controls are likely to be more comfortable if they:
- don’t make you pull at the elbow and rotate your hand at the same time
- allow you to keep your wrist straight
- avoid twisting the wrist in uncomfortable ways
- are large enough to hold and spread the effort over a larger part of your hand or whatever you use for the control
- mean you can use your thumb (without stretching) rather than individual fingers
- leave enough room for your hand when you are moving the control. Very thick controls can reduce the space left for movement and you will need more strength to use any control which does not move very far.
Report Contents
Introduction
Starting
points
Standard
equipment that may help
Some features
you can find on new Cars
Good design
The controls
Seating
Primary
controls
Gripping
the wheel
Other ways of
steering
Controlling
speed
Changing Gear
Parking brake
Pedals
Advanced
controls
Secondary
controls
Combined
Controls
Maintenance
Custom building
Moving controls
Safety
Who can drive
& other useful information
Finance
Helpful organisations
Mobility
Centres
Useful
publications
Addresses
