After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will ...
Current car crash tests are based on male body dummies from the 1970s. Recently, the U.S. approved female dummies to be used ...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently unveiled the design details for the first-of-its-kind advanced female ...
For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women.
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men.
Vehicle safety experts call the design 'promising' but note that it is only one tool to improve vehicle safety for drivers and passengers.
The new dummy, known as THOR-05F, contains female-specific proportions, according​ to the Transportation Department.
A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who ...
The car world is always advancing, with companies working hard to make vehicles safer through new ideas and tough designs.
One of SA's leading car brands scored a shocking zero-star rating in a recent crash test. The Automobile Association of South ...
Tata Sierra crash test conducted internally by the brand features two Sierra SUVs in a head-on car-to-car crash test, a 1st ...
The Hyundai Grand i10, the brand’s best-selling car in South Africa, has scored a zero-star rating for adult occupant ...