Re:How do cars fare in crash tests they're not specifically ...
by MaxBareiss on Thursday November 11, 2021 @01:37PM
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Not all crash test dummies are 50th percentile males[1]. In the United States:
Regulatory Frontal: 50th male in front-left and front-right, or 5th female in front-left and front-right
Regulatory Side, struck by SUV: 50th male
Regulatory Side, struck by pole: 50th male
NCAP Frontal: 50th male in front-left, 5th female in front-right
NCAP Side, struck by SUV: 50th male in front-left, 5th female in rear-left
NCAP Side, struck by pole: 50th male
As you can see, most tests are done with male dummies, and almost no females dummies are drivers. Fortunately, there's money that's just been allocated by Congress for doing more female dummy testing.
[1] Also important to note that, at least in the United States, the percentiles were determined in the 80s and Americans have gotten fatter.
Regulatory Frontal: 50th male in front-left and front-right, or 5th female in front-left and front-right
Regulatory Side, struck by SUV: 50th male
Regulatory Side, struck by pole: 50th male
NCAP Frontal: 50th male in front-left, 5th female in front-right
NCAP Side, struck by SUV: 50th male in front-left, 5th female in rear-left
NCAP Side, struck by pole: 50th male
As you can see, most tests are done with male dummies, and almost no females dummies are drivers. Fortunately, there's money that's just been allocated by Congress for doing more female dummy testing.
[1] Also important to note that, at least in the United States, the percentiles were determined in the 80s and Americans have gotten fatter.