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Static Anthropological Measures of Female Tram Drivers in Zagreb Important for Tram Control Panel Design

In Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, out of a total of 742 tram drivers 169 are female drivers. The adaptation of tram control panel to a large share of 23% of female drivers in the total population of tram drivers cannot be resolved with an ergonomic seat with eight levels of adjustment. From the measured anthropometric measures from a sufficient and random sample of 36 female tram drivers of the entire population of 169 female tram drivers in Zagreb using statistical methods the range of normal and maximum arm reach and the biacromial range of the central 90% were defined. The final results for the entire population of 742 tram drivers in Zagreb will contain ranges of anthropological measures between the fifth percentile for female drivers and ninety-fifth percentile for male tram drivers. The frequently used manually served commands on the control panel in the tram cab must be located predominantly within the normal reach of the drivers’ arms and taking into account the biacromial range. The same results should be taken into account during the tram control panel design or reconstruction of trams in Zagreb. The application of the presented results during the design will have impact on reducing the response-reaction time and on reducing the difficulty of the tram drivers’ task while driving.

female tram drivers ; sufficient and random sample ; anthropometric measures ; central 90% ; control panel design

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