US EditionUS Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The THOR-05F dummy, equipped with over 150 sensors, addresses women's 73% higher injury risk in crashes and will guide safer vehicle designs starting federal use by 2027.
- On Nov. 20, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled the THOR-05F in Washington, D.C., launching the regulatory process for manufacturers to produce and automakers to begin testing it.
- For years, crash testing relied on the Hybrid III 5th percentile dummy and a 1970s model based on the smallest 5% of American women, while research finds belted women have 73% greater odds of serious injury.
- Humanetics' THOR-05F is outfitted with more than 150 sensors, including in the legs, and collects three times more injury measurements than the Hybrid III to assess female injury risks.
- Not expected in formal new car safety testing until 2027 or 2028, the Department of Transportation will consider the THOR-05F for five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, and some automakers argue it may exaggerate injury risks.
- Advocates like Maria Weston Kuhn welcomed the announcement and urged clear federal deadlines, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said, `After years of delays, our team has worked hard over the last eight months to finalize the details for this new, state-of-the-art female crash test dummy`.
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A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(AP) — The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for decades that is based almost entirely around the body of a man despite higher injury risks for women. Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test five-star ratings once a final rule is ado…
Car-crash injury risks are higher for women but the government has only used male crash test dummies for years. That's finally changing
Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash, and they are 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash, than men.
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
(AP)—The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation says it will consider using the dummy in the government’s five-star safety ratings once a final rule is adopted. Women are 73% more likely than men to be injured in a head-on crash, and 17% more likely than men to be killed in a car crash. The existing female dummy is a smaller version o…
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
By JEFF McMURRAY and AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for decades that is based almost entirely around the body of a man despite higher injury risks for women. Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government’s vehicle crash t…
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