US EditionUS Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The advanced THOR-05F dummy addresses injury disparities by representing average female bodies and includes over 150 sensors to improve vehicle safety design, officials said.
- 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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US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test five star-ratings once a final rule is adopted, the agency said in a news release. 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. The s…
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
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…
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
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…
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