Cars designed for a family with growing child

Child Centered Vehicle Interior Design Project Parent/Carer Consultation

Dear Parent,

We recognize that you are the most knowledgeable and experienced person in the life of your child and would like to request your help with the design of a new vehicle interior for families with growing child (From new born twelve years old). We really appreciate
you for taking your precious time participating this study.

If you would prefer to talk to someone rather than complete this survey then let us know by emailing Chia-yuan Lu at
luc5@coventry.ac.uk

The following survey asks lots of things about your family and how you use the vehicle with your child which we would like more information on and it would be great if you could answer these. Don’t worry if you don’t want to answer them all.

All your answers will be kept anonymous and participation is entirely voluntary.

1. Before we begin the consultation, we would like to ask you the top five things on your wish list for a vehicle for you and your child.

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2. If possible, we would like to ask your child what is the top five wishes for a vehicle? e.g. be able to fly, swinging pool, play loud music, off the wall…. They are all good answers.

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SECTION 0 – GENERAL INFORMATION

To begin with, we would like to ask you about the place you live.

3. Which City, Town or Village you live in:

4. Which Country you live in:

SECTION 1 – CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD

Now in order to understand how household characteristics would affect the using habit of the vehicle we would like to ask some information about each member of your household.

5. How many people live in the house

Next I am going to ask the information of you and your child

7. Please tell us the Parents/Carers’ AgeAge : Amount

20-25
25-30
30-35
35-40
More than 40

8. We would like to ask you how old is your child?Age : Amount

0-12 months
1-5 years
5-12 years
More than 12 years

SECTION2 – INFORMATION OF THE FAMILY MOBILITY

In the following questions, In order to understand how different vehicles affect the families’ using habits. We would like to ask the information on the vehicle of your family.

9. How many vehicles you have?

Please tell us the detailed information of the main vehicle that you use with your child

11. The Brand of the vehicle:

12. Model :

13. Body Style :

14. Seating Capacity :

SECTION 3 – INFORMATION OF THE CHILD MOBILITY

Next, In order to understand what kinds of products that a family with a growing child is using for transportation, I am going to ask the information of the child travel items that you have.

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What travel items that you have? e.g. Carriers, Backpack carriers, Bike trailers, Bike attachments, Buggies, Strollers, Travel systems…

Have you ever bring them in to your vehicle?

SECTION 4 – INFORMATION OF THE STROLLER

In this section, in order to understand how different types of strollers affect using habits of a family with a growing child, we would ask the information you about your stroller and using experience with the vehicle.

17. Please tell us the detail of the stroller that you are mainly using.

Brand
Model
Accessories for this stroller

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Now please tell us what are the best features of the stroller you like so far?

e.g. Higher sitting position, Extra storage, Reflectors or reflective trim Fabric and upholstery, Shock absorbers, Boots, Cup holder, Footrest, One-handed opening/folding, Handlebars, Brakes, Leg holes, Big wheels, Restraint system, Maneuverability, Safety, Ease of use, price

19. Have you ever meet any difficulties or uncomfortable situations when trying to put the stroller into the vehicle?

SECTION 5 – INFORMATION OF THE CHILD SEATS

In this section, in order to understand how parents or carers use the child seats, we would ask the information of your child seats and using experiences.

20. Please tell us the details of the child seat that you are using.

Brand
Model
Accessories

21. Please tell us what are the best features of the car seat you like so far? e.g. Easy LATCH connectors, Recline adjustment, Recline level indicators, Covers, padding and cushions, Rotating, Wide age Range, 5 Point Harness, Central adjuster for harnesses.

Please tell us your user experiences of the child seats

29. Do you find any other difficulties when having your child entering the vehicle and sit on the child seat or leaving the vehicle? Is it easy when you try to install more than one child seat?

30. Please tell us how you interact with your child in the vehicle? e.g. talk, entertain, calm… Do the vehicle interior and the child seat make it hard to interact with your child?

31. Have your child ever distract the driver and how did it happened?

32. Do you have other things that you want to tell us about when using the child seat?

SECTION 6 – INFORMATION OF TRAVEL HABIT

In this section, in order to understand the daily needs for a family with a growing child. We would ask you and your child’s travel habits during weekdays and weekends.

Please list top three places that your child goes to by your vehicle during weekdays.

33. First

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a week,1-3 times a week,More than 3 times)

34. Second

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a week,1-3 times a week,More than 3 times)

35. Third

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a week,1-3 times a week,More than 3 times)

Please list top three places that your child goes to by your vehicle during weekends.

36. First

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a month,1-3 times a month,More than 3 times)

37. Second

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a month,1-3 times a month,More than 3 times)

38. Third

Destination
Driver(the relationship to the child)
Duration(Less than 5min,5-15min,15-30min,30min-1hr,More than 1hr)
Distance(Less than 1km,01-5km,More than 5km)
How often(Once a month,1-3 times a month,More than 3 times)

39. Please tell me what things that you usually bring with you during the journey and where do you store it. e.g. trunk, bag, door pocket, seat pocket, floor, glove box…If you have the list item with you during the journey; Please tell us where you store it by writing in the box

Strollers
Carriers
Meals
Formula
Bottles & Pacifier(Please in include the amount of bottles)
Thermometer
Hot water
Toys
Warmth stuffs
Rain gears
Diapers & changing pad
Wipes & wipes warmer
Shopping cart cover
Others(Please Specify)

40. Please tell me about your experiences of feeding or changing diapers in your vehicle is there anything that makes you feel uncomfortable? E.g. space, seat position, ceiling height, floor console….

41. IS there anything or problems that you want to tell us when traveling with your child?

SECTION 7 –THE PREFERENCE OF THE VEHICLE INTERIORS

In this section, in order to understand what a family with growing child really wants, we would like to ask you about your preferences of the vehicle interiors.

42. How would you prioritize the following for vehicle interior features for your family? Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.

Safety:
Easy to clean:
Easy to adjust for different ages of child:
Integrate stroller and child seat into the vehicle:
Have more than one child seat in the vehicle:
Easy to changing child seat position:
Have eye contact with your child:
Child Monitor:
Easy to getting in and getting out with your child:
Milk warmer:
Refrigerator:
Diaper changing pad:
Toy storage:
How the interior looks:
Be able to entertain your child:
Be able to calm your child:
Be able enjoy the view:

43. What do you like best about your vehicle interior features now?

44. If you were designing a vehicle interiors what would be the key features you would add on?

46. Would you like to tell us anything that we haven’t covered about vehicle interior design for a family with growing child?

The end of the survey
Thank you for taking our survey! Your participation is hugely appreciated.