The paper examines the operational role of the driver and the environmental requirements if he is to fulfil this role successfully. It then looks at the state-of-the-art, with particular reference to Great Britain, in the fields of structure, visibility, environment, controls and instrumentation, and concludes by suggesting the basic characteristics of an optimum cab layout.
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