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Why crash testing may be letting down female passengers
Manage episode 521241470 series 5385
Even at low speeds... if you have a car crash... and you're a woman... you're more likely to be seriously injured than a man.
But interestingly, car crash testing and plane safety testing is dominated by "male" crash test dummies... and has been for decades.
These dummies are part of a system of testing methods designed with men in mind.... and it's been letting women down
2699 episodes
Manage episode 521241470 series 5385
Even at low speeds... if you have a car crash... and you're a woman... you're more likely to be seriously injured than a man.
But interestingly, car crash testing and plane safety testing is dominated by "male" crash test dummies... and has been for decades.
These dummies are part of a system of testing methods designed with men in mind.... and it's been letting women down
2699 episodes
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