Female Crash Test Dummy Says She Doesn't Know How Car Got Totaled
DETROIT, MI — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently purchased female crash test dummies in order to restore gender equity in automobile crash testing and safety. Researchers are still unsure how to extract helpful data from the female dummy, how...
Hey! Where is the trans crash test dummy. You know the one that has breasts, a penis and testicles.
yeah, I'm not sure how to build a female test dummy when the dummies in charge can't define a female
I understand the impulse to turn the idea of "female" crash test dummies into a joke, and I'd guess that changing the body shape (breasts, wider hips, etc) to reflect typical female body shapes doesn't make much difference.
Overall BODY SIZE makes a HUGE difference, though. Petite women in particular are far more likely to be injured or killed by airbag deployment than average-size males; their shorter legs put them closer to the steering wheel, for example.
Also, women have thinner skull bones and (on average) have less robust muscle and bone strength generally than males. And of course: sometimes, women drive or ride in cars while pregnant.
Taking those gender differences into account in designing safety equipment isn't silly; it's just sensible.
Agree 100%.
This is not a stupid idea.
AND this whole grant admits exactly the differences between the sexes- so where does that leave the bio-men in women's sports now?
Installing bumps on the chest of a crash dummy doesn’t change the outcome any more than putting bumps on the chest of a dude makes him a woman.
Creating a bump on the stomach will.
I’m all for using pregnant crash tests dummies.
Also most of the female reproductive organs are placed inside of the body, while ours are outside. That might be a huge difference during a crash.
I don’t see the problem with this, if a female crash test dummy can save my future grandkids, I’m all for it.
Not all ideas in the name of gender equality are stupid.
There are already instrumented female test mannequins. They represent the typical smaller female sizes as well as lower centers of gravity. These people calling for new ATD's (anthropometric test devices) are fucking ignorant.
So...there ARE physical differences between men and women??
Ex-CUSE me?
WTF is this "female" they speak of