Introduces Q - dummies, a new series of advanced crash
test dummies which represent children better and provide more information
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.
The crash
tests we've seen on the tube usually have the
dummies lurching forward into air bags,
which are designed to keep them from kissing the steering wheel or windshield.
In one
test, the door frame in a Mazda CX - 9 was smashed so far into the cabin that it actually hit the
dummy's head,
which had slid off of the front airbag.
During this stringent front - overlap
test, the IIHS found that the 2016 Kia Sorento had minimal intrusion into the driver's space, and significantly improved control of the
dummy's motion compared with the 2014 - 2015 Kia Sorento,
which received «Poor» ratings for the small overlap front crash
test.
In the frontal offset
test, protection of the 6 and 10 year
dummies was good or adequate with the exception of the chest of the 6 year
dummy, for
which readings of decelerations indicated marginal protection.
Still, in the second
test, the
dummy's head loaded the frontal airbag,
which stayed in front of the
dummy until rebound.
The Institute uses SID - IIs
dummies,
which are smaller than the
dummy (SID) used in the federal government's
tests.
However, it's not yet clear
which dummy ultimately will be selected for use in the new side impact
tests.
In the frontal offset
test, the Touran scored maximum points for its protection of the 3 year
dummy, despite the fact that the height adjuster broke on the restraint in
which the 3 year
dummy was seated.
In the frontal
test, protection was good or adequate except for the chest of the 6 year
dummy, for
which dummy measurements of deceleration indicated marginal protection.
In the full - width rigid barrier
test, protection of the driver
dummy was good for all critical parts of the body and that of the rear passenger was good apart from the chest, protection of
which was adequate.
In the frontal offset
test, protection of both the both
dummies was good or adequate except for the chest of the 6 year
dummy which was rated as marginal based on chest decelerations.
In the
test,
which was conducted on an Equinox but applies to the Terrain as well, the driver space was well - maintained, and the
dummy's movement was well - controlled.
In the frontal offset
test, protection of both
dummies was good apart from the neck of the 10 - year
dummy, protection of
which was rated as weak owing to measured values of tensile forces.
In the full - width rigid barrier
test, protection of the driver
dummy was good for all critical body areas and, for the rear passenger
dummy, it was good apart from the chest, protection of
which was adequate.
One of the most important part of any crash
test are the
dummies,
which allow
testing teams to gather data about how a body would react in a crash.
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, protection of both
dummies was good or adequate except for the neck of the 10 year
dummy, for
which readings of tensile forces indicated weak protection.
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.
The Panda Cross scored maximum points in the dynamic impact
tests for its protection of the 1 1/2 year and 3 year
dummies, both of
which were sat in rearward - facing restraints.
In the full - width rigid barrier
test, protection of the
dummies was good for all critical body areas except the chest, protection of
which was adequate for the driver and marginal for the rear passenger.
However, deployment of the airbag in the offset
test resulted in
dummy knee readings
which indicated some risk of injury.
In the full - width rigid - barrier
test, protection of both
dummies was good except for the chest of the rear passenger, protection of
which was rated as marginal.
In the full width rigid barrier
test, protection of the driver
dummy was good for all body areas apart from the chest,
which was adequately protected.
In the full - width rigid barrier
test, protection of all body regions was good, with the exception of the chest of both
dummies and the neck of the rear passenger
dummy, protection of
which was adequate.
As a child —
which is assuming I've actually progressed mentally from that point,
which I clearly haven't — I had freaking loads of teddies in the shape of monkeys and apes that had pride of place on my bed, their job being to defend me from the potential horrors that lurk within dreams and to act as unwilling
test dummies for attempts at performing wrestling moves.
Proper use of gas and clean coal generation will be essential until renewables and other forms of generation are economical, but South Australia's ideological crusade (
which has turned the state into the world's electricity crash
test dummy, as I read somewhere) has meant that the lights will continue to go out during periods of high demand, with or without Elon Musk's Duracell.