Research shows that women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in head-on car crashes compared with men in the same ...

For decades, car safety tests have predominantly relied on a crash-test dummy modeled after the average 1970s American man.

Vehicle safety experts call the design 'promising' but note that it is only one tool to improve vehicle safety for drivers and passengers.

When the Trump administration announced it was giving the green light to the design for a female crash test dummy, it was welcome news to the advocates who have long fought for better female ...

The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the ...

The new dummy, known as THOR-05F, contains female-specific proportions, according​ to the Transportation Department.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is again tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025 than there ...