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Women are 17% more likely to die in car crashes than men, but there’s a way to improve those odds and save lives, U.S. Sen.
Though women face more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man.
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When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “SORB,” the Small Overlap Rigid Barrier test, launched in 2012, many automakers were caught flat-footed, with vehicles that had been Top Safety Picks ...
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The crash test dummy currently used in NHTSA five-star testing is called the Hybrid III, which was developed in 1978 and modeled after a 5-foot-9, 171-pound man (the average size in the 1970s but ...
Volvo EX90 three-vehicle crash test. Volvo Cars Today, Volvo utilizes data from a car's sensors in real time and computer simulations that include human body models (crash test dummies).
Could female crash test dummies improve vehicle safety? Here's what to know about the effort Women make up more than half of U.S. drivers, but are 73% more likely to suffer serious injuries in a ...
"The THOR-05F female crash test dummy is not currently available for use. In 2023, under the Biden Administration, the design required changes to address durability issues identified during testing.
Johnny Depp has declared that he was a “crash test dummy” for the 2017 #MeToo movement, following his ex-wife Amber Heard’s 2016 allegations of domestic violence. Heard’s accusations ...
The crash test dummy currently used in NHTSA five-star testing is called the Hybrid III, which was developed in 1978 and modeled after a 5-foot-9, 171-pound man (the average size in the 1970s but ...