Sentences with phrase «old test dummies»

Details: During testing using unbelted, out - of - position 3 - year - old and 6 - year - old test dummies in the front passenger seat were subjected to above - regulated axial neck force.

Not exact matches

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.

«One - shot, year - end bubble tests administered on a single day, too often lead to a dummying down of curriculum,» Duncan said of the old state tests.

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.

Likewise, in the side barrier test, the head of the dummy representing a 10 - year - old child, seated behind the driver, struck the roof frame in the Mercedes - Benz C - Class Cabriolet as the side airbag did not fully cover the impact area.

The adoption of a 10 - year - old child dummy in our test last year allows us to highlight areas for improvement, even in five star cars.»

Based on dummy results in the dynamic tests, the i30 scored maximum points for its protection of both the 18 month infant and the 3 year old child.

To assess belt fit, engineers use a test dummy representing an average - size 6 year - old.

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

Child occupant Based on dummy restults in the dynamic tests, the 3 Series scored maximum points for its protection of the 18 month infant, and lost only a fraction of a point for protection of the 3 year old.

When test dummies fitted with sensors were strapped into seating systems designed for three year old and one and a half year old children, reassuringly at the moment of impact these «children» were all registered as maintaining stable positions with minimal head movements.

Honda said the Accord Crosstour's passenger airbag had not been tested with an unbelted 6 - year - old child - size test dummy, which is required by federal law.

In the frontal offset test, dummy readings indicated good or adequate protection for all critical body areas of both child dummies, apart from the neck of the 10 year old dummy, protection of which was rated as marginal.

In addition to the new test, officials will also be introducing a 3 - year - old child dummy.

Currently, they're only testing the effectiveness of these seats with a 12 - month - old child dummy, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The new kid dummy represents a 10 - year - old child and it is the newest edition to the NHTSA's family of crash test dummies.

The proposed test will use two test dummies, one representing a 12 month old child and one representing a three year old child.

Knowing what I like to listen to in my car — CDs, not iTunes — I dug up the CD (20 years old this year) of Brad Roberts, Crash Test Dummies, and listened to my two favourites, God shuffled his feet and Afternoons & Coffeespoons.