Since the 1970s, crash test dummies - mechanical surrogates of the human body - have been used to determine car safety. The technology is used to estimate the effectiveness of seatbelts and safety ...

Last year, government regulators made female crash test dummies a mandatory part of crash evaluations for the first time in collision evaluation history. Until then, manufacturers had been content ...

These new dummies are called i-Dummies for their i-ntegrated electronics. Said to be much more effective, they aren't cheap. Each dummy costs $125,000, but researchers know they're invaluable.

Most commonly used in NYC, though not exclusively. One who crashes out can also be called a 'crash dummy.'" And a "crash dummy," per Urban Dictionary, is someone who knowingly puts themselves in ...

The solution, some suggest, lies in deploying female crash test dummies to ensure vehicles are truly safe for women. However, making cars safer for women is complicated, and not everyone agrees ...