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> > 1. Your age: 53 > > 2. Your sex: Male > > 3. Which country do your answers relate to? UK > > 4. Length of driving experience: 21 years > > 5. In a car, are you mostly the driver, passenger or both? Mostly driver > > 6. When you drive, do you drive alone (please answer either always, > sometimes, never or varies)? varies > > 7. How would you characterise your passengers (e.g. partner, family, > friends, young children)? Family generally, colleagues sometimes > > 8. What are your main reasons for driving (e.g. to work, to school, to > friends)? Work and leisure > > 9. What is the make, model, year and size of your car? BMW 318i, 1991, 1800cc > > 10. Would you consider yourself to be a confident driver? Yes > > > > 11. Does you car have any features to enhance your personal safety and > security? No > > > 12. What extra safety and security features would you like to see in the > car? ABS and airbags > > > 13. Have you ever been involved in a traffic incident or accident? If > yes, please describe it. Several occasions where cars have driven into the > back of my car, in one case writing it off. > > > 14. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt threatened as a motorist or passenger. Cannot recall any > > > 15. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt vulnerable as a motorist or passenger. When travelling at high > speed and in poor weather conditions > > > 16. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt uncomfortable as a motorist or passenger. During warm weather > > > 17. Is there anything else you would like to add? No > > Thank you for your help in our survey. Please return the completed > questionnaire to [log in to unmask] and forward the initial email > to your friends and family if possible. > > Andree Woodcock > Research Fellow, > VIDe Centre, Coventry School of Art and Design, > University of Coventry, Priory Street, Coventry, UK > > > <http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/vsrg/womenandcars.htm>http:/ > /www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/vsrg/womenandcars.htm > > > Hi, > I hope members of this list might be able to help me by completing the > following survey, although the research is particularly interested in women' > s in car needs, I am now hoping to broaden the survey to explore whether > there are any gender differences in car use and experiencs/attitudes to > driving, so please respond if you are able. > The results of the work are being fed to automotive designers and engineers > and will be written up as a poster session at the codesign conference, > Many thanks > Andree > ====================================== > > Global Internet Survey of in-car security and safety needs > > We are part of a consortium looking at how women use and feel about > their cars and their driving experience. The results from this survey > will be confidential, but used in two ways. Firstly, your experiences > will be related to automotive concept designers to inform the > development of new cars and driving environments; secondly, information > from this survey will be developed into a set of guidelines on advice > and experience about international driving and best practice. > > The survey is in two parts, and has been designed to be completed > quickly. However, I would appreciate it if you could answer the open > ended questions (11 through to 16) as fully as possible, so that we can > establish an accurate picture of your driving experiences in your own > country. > > I would also be grateful if you could forward this email on to as many > of your friends as possible. > Please return the completed questionnaire either to me, at this email > address: A.Woodcok@coventry, or fax it for the attention of Andree > Woodcock on +44 (0)1509 22333940. > > Survey > > 1. Your age: > > 2. Your sex: > > 3. Which country do your answers relate to? > > 4. Length of driving experience: > > 5. In a car, are you mostly the driver, passenger or both? > > 6. When you drive, do you drive alone (please answer either always, > sometimes, never or varies)? > > 7. How would you characterise your passengers (e.g. partner, family, > friends, young children)? > > 8. What are your main reasons for driving (e.g. to work, to school, to > friends)? > > 9. What is the make, model, year and size of your car? > > 10. Would you consider yourself to be a confident driver? > > > > 11. Does you car have any features to enhance your personal safety and > security? > > > 12. What extra safety and security features would you like to see in the > car? > > > 13. Have you ever been involved in a traffic incident or accident? If > yes, please describe it. > > > 14. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt threatened as a motorist or passenger. > > > 15. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt vulnerable as a motorist or passenger. > > > 16. Please describe, as fully as possible, any circumstances in which > you have felt uncomfortable as a motorist or passenger. > > > 17. Is there anything else you would like to add? > > > > Thank you for your help in our survey. Please return the completed > questionnaire to [log in to unmask] and forward the initial email > to your friends and family if possible. > > Andree Woodcock > Research Fellow, > VIDe Centre, Coventry School of Art and Design, > University of Coventry, Priory Street, Coventry, UK > > > <http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/vsrg/womenandcars.htm>http:/ > /www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/hu/groups/vsrg/womenandcars.htm > ____________________________________________________________ Stephen AR Scrivener Professor of Design Coventry School of Art and Design Coventry University Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB Tel1: +44-(0)24 7688 8536 Tel2: +44-(0)789-9743150 (mobile) Fax: +44-(0)24 7688 8049 Email: [log in to unmask] ____________________________________________________________ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%