S2 Ep56: Crash Test Dummies

This week, Ash drops some knowledge about the gender, age, and body size disparities in the process of car crash testing. We hear about how the first crash test dummy was made, what the testing standards started as and what they are today. We also learn about what some of our legislators are doing to progress testing standards. Petitions https://www.change.org/p/women-are-73-more-likely-to-get-injured-in-a-car-crash-demand-equality-for-women https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/132/323/289/ Sources https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/business/car-safety-women.html https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/public/viewpublication/811766 https://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-bilirakis-and-castor-file-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect https://nader.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AutoSafetyReport2021.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsas-crash-test-dummies https://www.npr.org/2022/11/01/1133375223/the-first-female-crash-test-dummy-has-only-now-arrived https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/female-crash-test-dummies-road-safety-gender-equality/ https://www.humaneticsgroup.com/perspectives/what-do-crash-test-dummies-have-do-gender-bias https://www.travelersunited.org/women-ignored-in-official-government-crash-testing/ https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/crash-test-bias-how-male-focused-testing-puts-female-drivers-at-risk/ https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/nhtsa-report-newer-cars-appear-significantly-reduce-gender-disparities-crash https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/world/female-car-crash-test-dummy-spc-intl/index.html https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a41871618/crash-test-dummies-female/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-female-crash-dummy-has-arrived-180981072/ https://www.thewi.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/389084/Female-Crash-Test-Dummies.pdf https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=18147529485333026773&q=female+crash+test+dummy&hl=en&as_sdt=6,31 https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1382826 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2007/all-info