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
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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