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.
To assess belt fit, engineers use
a test dummy representing an average - size 6 year - old.
Not exact matches
Introduces Q -
dummies, a new series of advanced crash
test dummies which
represent children better and provide more information
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.
«This is the first U.S. consumer information
test program to use a
dummy that
represents small females,» O'Neill points out.
This is the first consumer
test program to use a
dummy that
represents small women.
The manufacturers supplied information on basic vehicle and
test parameters, measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury data recorded on a
dummy representing an average - size man in the driver seat, and video of the
tests.
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.