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Table 4 Analysis of longitudinal accelerations
From: On the human control of vehicles: an experimental study of acceleration
Percentile | Min. | 5 % | 25 % | 50 %. | 75 % | 95 % | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accel’n (m/s2) | |||||||
- High-curvature | −8.87 | −1.63 | −0.35 | 0.06 | 0.65 | 1.38 | 4.43 |
- Low curvature | −4.90 | −0.38 | −0.05 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 2.42 |
- All data | −8.87 | −0.89 | −0.12 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.96 | 4.43 |
- 0–40 km/h | −8.87 | −1.79 | −0.39 | 0.04 | 0.60 | 1.49 | 4.43 |
- 40–70 km/h | −4.77 | −1.24 | −0.26 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 1.13 | 3.25 |
- Over 70 km/h | −4.90 | −0.38 | −0.05 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 2.06 |
Braking (m/s2) | |||||||
- All data | −8.87 | −1.61 | −0.44 | −0.26 | −0.09 | −0.01 | 0 |
- Under 40 km/h | −8.87 | −2.22 | −1.14 | −0.47 | −0.11 | −0.02 | 0 |
- 40–70 km/h | −4.77 | −1.72 | −0.72 | −0.32 | −0.18 | −0.03 | 0 |
- Over 70 km/h | −4.90 | −0.54 | −0.32 | −0.16 | −0.06 | −0.01 | 0 |