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Description

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