September 13, 1899. That's the first time on the historical record (in the U.S.) that a person was killed by a car, and it would be far from the last. According to the NSC, motor-vehicle deaths in the ...

When the Trump administration announced it was giving the green light to the design for a female crash test dummy, it was welcome news to the advocates who have long fought for better female ...

HOUSTON — A new government report is calling out crash test dummies for their lack of diversity. According to the Government Accountability Office, crash test dummies do not represent enough of the ...

Women are twice as likely to die in car crashes because their body types have never been used in safety tests. The auto industry has made huge strides in the safety of automobiles in recent years, but ...

It's well established that U.S. crash test dummies don't reflect the population. While female crash test dummies are used in other parts of the world, our crash tests still only use a dummy ...

There's no doubt that crash test dummies are part of the reason why our vehicles are so safe nowadays. Even though computer simulation technology has significantly improved lately, there's no ...