The newly introduced side - pole crash test exclusively uses the small female
crash dummy in a front seating position.
Revised for 2011, the frontal crash safety test incorporates a crash dummy representative of a small - size female in the front passenger's seat and, as before, an average - size male
crash dummy in the driver's seat.
Not exact matches
According to the Insurance Institute, the head of the
crash test
dummy in the Model S slammed into the steering wheel, which is why IIHS only gave the popular electric car an «acceptable» rating
in the small overlap test.
Ten helmets tested by researchers reduced the likelihood of traumatic brain injury by an average of 20 percent compared with no helmet
in a simulation using
crash test
dummies.
When you install the car seat using methods not outlined
in the instruction manual, you are,
in essence, using your child as the
crash test
dummy.
Something that would greatly benefit car seat research was first used
in 1949, a
crash test
dummy.
A
crash test
dummy in the beginning was basically a few wooden pieces placed together.
That's why at Consumer Reports, we evaluate the structural integrity of booster car seats
in our simulated
crash tests and how the seat belt fits on a test
dummy representing an average - sized 6 - year - old.
Thibault points to a 2003 study
in the Journal of Neurosurgery that used lifelike infant dolls with
crash test
dummy accelerometers inside their heads.
The 2003 book by Mary Roach takes a sweeping look at everything from cadaver farms, where donated bodies rot slowly outside
in the name of science, to the use of human bodies as
crash - test
dummies.
For many lovelorn singletons, the holidays are the loneliest time of year and,
in the New Year, the $ 1 billion online dating industry sees a surge
in users Because the US population is aging and becoming more obese, the University of Michigan believed it was time to modernize the design of
crash - test
dummies
This year, IIHS said the 2016 Highlander did a much better job protecting
crash - test
dummies in the small - overlap test, earning it a «Good» rating and, thus, the TSP + designation.
Though the
crash shown here looks dramatic, Mercedes says that the
dummies reported forces that were within «biomechanical limits» —
in other words, a human could have survived this impact.
In the old model, the steering column defected to the right, preventing the
crash dummy from making full contact with the airbag.
While the Rio 5 - Door received five stars for its overall side
crash - test performance,
in the side barrier test the rear door panel struck the backseat test
dummy's torso.
Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact
crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the
dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.
For example, if a
crash test with
dummies is required, the test instruments
in the
dummies must show that injuries did not exceed a specified level.
NHTSA cited mediocre results with female
crash dummies, including just two stars for backseat protection
in a side impact and three stars for side impacts with all
dummies overall.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the
crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained very well.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
Driver —
In both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severit
In both tests, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a crash of this severit
in a
crash of this severity.
The
dummies used
in the
crash tests roughly correspond with a 18 - month - old and a three - year - old — these sit
in child restraints on the back seat.
Measures from the
dummy indicate that injuries to the left knee and left lower leg would be possible
in a
crash of this severity.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a
crash of this severity.
In the MKZ, for example, the
crash - test
dummy missed the steering - wheel airbag altogether.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the
crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
So far, no single
dummy is sufficiently humanlike to be used
in all
crash tests.
Passenger —
In both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severit
In both tests, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a crash of this severit
in a
crash of this severity.
People with some training
in electronics, computers, photography, auto mechanics or fabrication (machine tools and welding) prepare vehicles for testing, calibrate and install sensors, build test fixtures, calibrate and maintain test
dummies and film
crash tests.
The safety belt and front and side curtain airbags worked together to keep the
dummy in place, and measures taken from the
dummy showed there would be a low risk of injury
in a similar real - world
crash.
In the Institute's test, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severit
In the Institute's test, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a crash of this severit
in a
crash of this severity.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well
in the Institute's test.
Measures from the
dummy indicate that injuries to the left knee and right lower leg would be possible
in a
crash of this severity.
During the
crash, the
dummy's head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off to the left, and the side curtain airbag deployed too late (after the time shown
in the freeze frame) to offer any head protection, leaving the
dummy's head exposed to contact with side structure and outside objects.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space wasn't maintained well.
For example, with the small overlap front
crash test they look at the potential for injury
in each area of the body as well as the kinetics of the
dummy.
Measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a
crash of this severity, including head injury risk from the head contacting steering wheel rim.
Passenger — Measures from the
dummies in the two tests, taken together, indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a
crash of this severity.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well (Institute test car shown).
Driver —
In the test of the 2009 model, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severit
In the test of the 2009 model, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries
in a crash of this severit
in a
crash of this severity.
Measurements from the
dummy showed that significant injuries
in a
crash of this severity would be unlikely.
Then late
in the
crash the airbag fully inflated, throwing the
dummy's head violently backward into the door pillar.
The
dummy's position
in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well (Institute test vehicle shown).
Injury measures recorded on two
dummies, one
in the driver seat and the other
in the rear seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that the driver and / or passenger
in a real - world
crash would have sustained serious injury to various body regions.
Aside from the intruded door frame when the door hinges were sheared off
in the second test (shown), the
dummy's position
in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the
crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
Measures taken from the
dummy indicated a low risk of injuries
in a
crash of this severity.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that serious skull fracture and / or brain injuries would be possible
in a
crash of this severity, as well as rib fractures and / or internal organ injuries.
In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this on
In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver
dummy and the passenger
dummy seated
in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this on
in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries
in a real - world crash like this on
in a real - world
crash like this one.
Injury measures obtained from the two
dummies, one
in the driver seat and the other
in the back seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a driver and / or passenger
in a real - world
crash would have sustained serious injury to various parts of the body.