The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new female crash dummy as it seeks to step up safety for women, who face a higher injury risk in car crashes than men. The U.S. government has used a ...

Female crash test dummies would be used in determining vehicle safety under a bipartisan bill sponsored by Alabama’s junior senator aimed at modernizing standards. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is ...

It is finally happening. For the first time in the U.S., car manufacturers will be required to use female dummies for crash tests. The move will boost safety for women on board the vehicles. It took ...

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 ...

While auto safety experts find the new dummy designs promising, there are limitations to physical tools when testing vehicle crash outcomes. The 5th percentile federal standard for female dummies is 4 ...

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said. By Adeel ...

The National Safety Council is celebrating a major step forward in vehicle safety: the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a new female crash test dummy design intended to close the ...

The Department of Transportation has taken a small but important step toward adopting and mandating the use of female crash test dummies that actually resemble women, something we inexplicably don't ...

It's well established that U.S. crash test dummies don't reflect the population. While female crash test dummies are used in other parts of the world, our crash tests still only use a dummy ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is introducing a new female crash test dummy to enhance vehicle safety for women drivers. This dummy is designed to match a woman's body shape and ...