ISO 16121-3:2011

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16121-3
Second edition
2011-08-01
Road vehicles — Ergonomic
requirements for the driver's workplace in
line-service buses —
Part 3:
Information devices and controls
Véhicules routiers — Exigences ergonomiques du poste de conduite
dans les bus de ville —
Partie 3: Systèmes de contrôle et d'information

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.v
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms.1
3.1 Terms and definitions .1
3.2 Abbreviated terms .3
4 Checking and information devices.5
4.1 Basic ergonomic principles .5
4.2 ISO 4040 compatible location .5
4.3 Zone A.6
4.4 Zone B.6
4.5 Zone B (where available).6
4.6 Zone C.6
4.7 Zone C (where available).7
4.8 Zone D.7
4.9 Zone E.7
4.10 Zone F.7
5 Adjustable dashboard.8
Bibliography.9

Foreword
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ISO 16121-3 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 (ISO 16121-3:2005), which has been editorially
revised.
ISO 16121 consists of the following parts, under the general title Road vehicles — Ergonomic requirements
for the driver's workplace in line-service buses:
⎯ Part 1: General description, basic requirements
⎯ Part 2: Visibility
⎯ Part 3: Information devices and controls
⎯ Part 4: Cabin environment
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Introduction
Poor ergonomics in the driver's workplace in buses designed to provide scheduled urban and interurban
services increase the already high physical and mental strains on the drivers.
It is the aim of this part of ISO 16121 to supply the designer of line-service buses with information about how
to develop an overall ergonomic concept for the driver's workplace. The recommended requirements on the
driver's workplace for line-service buses made in this part of ISO 16121 are based on the scientific
conclusions of the research project “Driver's workplace in the line-service bus”. This was conducted in
[1]
Germany and summarized in the recommendation VDV 234 . Further comprehensive ergonomic studies
related to the design of an enhanced driver workplace conducted in the United States, Canada, the
[2][3][4][5][6]
Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom have been considered and found to provide
recommendations covering similar areas.
This part of ISO 16121 sets out to consider the practical implications for all ranges of drivers, but particularly
those with statures from 1,55 m (small female) to 2,0 m (large male). These statures include shoes (∼30 mm).
It is also essential that the designer refers to the specifications and requirements of all parts of ISO 16121
(1 to 4) before completing the design of a driver's workplace.
It should be noted that where there is also national legislation covering any of the subjects contained herein,
then both should be complied with. However, if a contradiction between the two should arise in any specific
area, then the legislation shall prevail for that specific point only.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16121-3:2011(E)

Road vehicles — Ergonomic requirements for the driver's
workplace in line-service buses —
Part 3:
Information devices and controls
1 Scope
This part of ISO 16121 specifies requirements for the location of information devices and controls.
It applies to the driver's workplace in low-floor buses designed for the carriage of passengers, comprising
more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and having a maximum weight exceeding five metric
tonnes and a maximum width exceeding 2,30 m.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 16121-1, Road vehicles — Ergonomic requirements for the driver's workplace in line-service buses —
Part 1: General description, basic requirements
ISO 2575, Road vehicles — Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
ISO 4040, Road vehicles — Location of hand controls, indicators and tell-tales in motor vehicles
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1
low-floor
vehicle in which at least 35 % of the area available for standing passengers (or of its forward section in the
case of an articulated vehicle) forms a single area without steps, reached through at least one service door by
a single step from the ground
3.1.2
early warning
visual signal, no immediate action required
3.1.3
alert
visual signal alarm, immediate action required
3.1.4
Zone A
zone on the dashboard beneath the steering wheel, bounded by a horizontal tangent to the top of the steering
column at its uppermost position, a vertical line projected from the left- and right-hand extremities of the wheel
rim and the top of the dashboard (see Figure 1)
3.1.5
Zone B
zone to the left of the steering wheel limited to the right by outer diameter of steering wheel, limited to t
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