But, as with all things mechanical, accidents were inevitable. In our latest video, we delve deep into the archives to ...

On Monday, four people were injured in an accident during a Disney cast member preview of the 3.0 version of Test Track at EPCOT. One of the special effects involved in the collision has been turned ...

Humanetics’ THOR dummies received high marks in the vehicle safety agency’s early tests. Using cadavers from actual crashes to compare the results, NHTSA found they outperformed the existing Hybrid in ...

Although women face the threat of more injury risks in vehicle crashes, the crash test dummies used in U.S. safety tests are designed almost entirely around the body of a man. Maria Weston Kuhn, a ...

The crash test dummy currently used in NHTSA five-star testing is called the Hybrid III, which was developed in 1978 and modeled after a 5-foot-9, 171-pound man (the average size in the 1970s but ...

Women face more injury risks in car crashes. So why are test dummies modeled after men? by: JEFF McMURRAY, Associated Press Posted: Jun 23, 2025 / 10:24 AM CDT Updated: Jun 23, 2025 / 10:26 AM CDT ...

That’s particularly true in the U.S., where much of the research is happening and where around 40,000 people are killed each year in car crashes. Evolution of a crash test dummy ...