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Why crash testing may be letting down female passengers

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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

  continue reading

2699 episodes

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Manage episode 521241470 series 5385
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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

  continue reading

2699 episodes

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