The THOR-5F, a more advanced female crash test dummy, is being developed.
In this March 29, 2018, file photo, a crash test model is displayed inside a 2018 Toyota Camry on the floor of the New York Auto Show in New York.have gotten safer over the decades, but more still needs to be done and the development of female crash dummies may ensure greater safety of women in the U.S.study
"Women have a few areas where they're more likely to have harm," said Susan Cronn, a nurse practitioner and researcher at the Medical College of Wisconsin. "Lower extremity injury, for sure. They're more likely to have some moderate injuries. They're about three times more likely to have moderate injuries like a broken bone or concussion. And then they're about two times more likely to have a more severe injury, like a collapsed lung or a brain bleed.
As Kuhn took a semester off from college to recover, she says she learned about the disparity between males and females in crash testing. NHTSA agreed with the GAO's recommendation and has been working with the company Humanetics, which has manufactured a more advanced female crash test dummy—the THOR-5F.
O'Connor said there's no excuse for not moving faster on getting more advanced dummies into crash tests.
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