ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3958 Second edition 1996-02-15 Passenger cars Driver hand-control reach Voitures particulieres - Portée des mains du conducteur ISO Reference number 1SO 3958:1996(E) No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO3958:1996(E) Foreword ISO(the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting avote International Standard ISO 3958 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee Sc 13, Ergonomics applicable to road vehicles. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (IS0 3958:1977), which has been extended to include tables for hand- reach envelope unrestrained. Annex A of this International Standard is for information only. ISO1996 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher International Organizationfor Standardization Case Postale 56·CH-1211Geneve 20· Switzerland Printed in Switzerland ii CopyrightInternational Organization for Standardization No reproduction or d without license from IHS Not for Resale o ISO 1SO 3958:1996(E) Introduction The hand-reach envelopes described in this International Standard were developed using data acquired from test subjects performing reach tasks in test fixtures simulating a range of actual vehicle configurations [1], (2]. The test subjects included equal numbers of men and women selected'to represent the driving population on the basis of standing height and age. strap and a diagonal non-extending shoulder strap independent of the lap manner to account for different proportions of male and female users. tabular form and can be referenced to a particular vehicle seating con- figuration according to the procedures described in ciauses 4 and 5. ii CyrghnatonalganizaiStandadizao No reproduction or networking pemited withut license from IHs Not for Resale