While regulators have been testing crash impacts for decades, there’s a dearth of data on women, who face a higher risk of ...

THOR-5F, the first crash test dummy designed to replicate the female anatomy. It represents a huge leap forward in technology ...

(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 ...

Research released Thursday shows women have greater risk of injuries in vehicle crashes, supporting need for female-specific ...

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 ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.

Crash test dummies are supposed to help engineers understand how car crashes affect the human body. But there may be a troubling design flaw. You might think that by the looks of a crash test dummy it ...