Crash Test Dummies

This week, Ash drops some knowledge about the gender, age, and body size disparities in the process of car crash testing. We hear about how the first crash test dummy was made, what the testing standards started as and what they are today. We also learn about what some of our legislators are doing to progress testing standards.

Petitions

https://www.change.org/p/women-are-73-more-likely-to-get-injured-in-a-car-crash-demand-equality-for-women
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/132/323/289/


Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/business/car-safety-women.html
https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/public/viewpublication/811766
https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-bilirakis-and-castor-file-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect
https://nader.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AutoSafetyReport2021.pdf
https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsas-crash-test-dummies
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/01/1133375223/the-first-female-crash-test-dummy-has-only-now-arrived
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/female-crash-test-dummies-road-safety-gender-equality/
https://www.humaneticsgroup.com/perspectives/what-do-crash-test-dummies-have-do-gender-bias
https://www.travelersunited.org/women-ignored-in-official-government-crash-testing/
https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/crash-test-bias-how-male-focused-testing-puts-female-drivers-at-risk/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-report-newer-cars-appear-significantly-reduce-gender-disparities-crash
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/world/female-car-crash-test-dummy-spc-intl/index.html
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a41871618/crash-test-dummies-female/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-female-crash-dummy-has-arrived-180981072/
https://www.thewi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/389084/Female-Crash-Test-Dummies.pdf
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18147529485333026773&q=female+crash+test+dummy&hl=en&as_sdt=6,31
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1382826
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2007/all-info