Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The face of a crash test dummy looks eerily vacant. With indents instead of eyes, a pointy nose, and permanently pursed ...
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Plane and car crash testing is still designed to keep men safe—that puts women in danger
The next time you board a commercial flight and are told how to sit in the brace position for an emergency landing, consider this: did you know that international plane safety testing only requires ...
One department store is evolving to include more realistic looking male mannequins … or it’s simply the butt (or should we say belly?) of a hilarious joke. Earlier this week, Reddit user wasak1 ...
The new THOR 05F crash dummy features accurate female anatomy to finally improve crash safety for women.
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Most vehicle crash safety tests use a dummy that's based on a very specific male body type, and there is no crash-test dummy used anywhere in the world that is designed to ...
Over the years, crash test dummies have contributed to making cars safer for everyone, but some auto experts are now raising a flag about a possible deficiency that they say needs to be addressed. We ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A revealing Consumer Reports investigation takes a look at how crash test dummies have been designed, and why a troubling flaw could result in potentially deadly consequences for ...
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Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men?
Maria Weston Kuhn had one lingering question about the car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery during a vacation in Ireland: Why did she and her mother sustain serious injuries while her ...
Here's a fact. Since the 1970s, crash test dummies have been used to test for car safety. And here's another fact. Those dummies are modeled on men, only men - average male build, average male weight.
Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The first crash test dummy designed to ...
Vehicle safety experts call the design 'promising' but note that it is only one tool to improve vehicle safety for drivers and passengers.
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