Mercedes Test Crashing 2 Electric Cars Into Each Other

[Nicko]

Interesting?

 

[Rolfe]

I see they have child dummies, but have they yet started using female dummies? I couldn't really tell. It's been known for some time that women are more likely to be injured in car crashes because everything is designed using male dummies, and women aren't just smaller men.

 

[tsedge]

I see they have child dummies, but have they yet started using female dummies? I couldn't really tell. It's been known for some time that women are more likely to be injured in car crashes because everything is designed using male dummies, and women aren't just smaller men.

Good point - and also dummies don't represent how the size of people is changing, they need a wide range.

 

[Rolfe]

That's also a good point. Look at that poor boy who died on the fairground ride in America, apparently because he was so overweight the safety harness didn't clip over him properly.