Most commonly used in NYC, though not exclusively. One who crashes out can also be called a 'crash dummy.'" And a "crash dummy," per Urban Dictionary, is someone who knowingly puts themselves in ...

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 ...

Sure, the first male crash test dummy was introduced in 1949, the first child-sized mannequin came along in 1994 and there was even a crash test moose in use earlier this year. But, there hasn’t ...

The first crash test dummy model representing a woman was designed in 2011. The problem was that its specific body type was not very representative (corresponding to only 5 percent of women).

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 ...

Cars 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. Women are on average more likely ...

The company traced its origins back to the 1950s, when Samuel Alderson was credited with creating the first crash test dummy. Since that time, Humanetics has developed more than 40 types of ATDs.