In February 2022, over 65 congressional members sent a letter to Secretary Buttigieg and the Department of Transportation urging the agency to update certain safety standards when it comes to crash testing. So, what exactly are advocates calling for and why do they say our crash tests need a major update?
Further reading:
GOV
https://lawrence.house.gov/sites/lawrence.house.gov/files/Signed%20-%20Female%20Crash%20Test%20Dummies%20Letter%20to%20DOT.pdf
VICE
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ade9p/the-us-invented-life-saving-car-safety-ratings-now-theyre-useless
Axios
https://www.axios.com/vehicle-safety-ratings-gender-gap-8a551461-b419-4e4a-986f-18e655e20f03.html
The Hill
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/3264399-buttigieg-can-save-womens-lives/
NHTSA
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic
https://one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/timeline/index.html
https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsas-crash-test-dummies
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/five-star-safety-ratings-program-updates-proposed
FOX:
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lawmakers-push-for-nhtsa-to-use-crash-test-dummies-that-better-depict-female-bodies
Consumer Reports
https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/new-data-expands-on-why-women-have-a-greater-risk-of-injury-in-car-crashes-a7451402105/#:~:text=Recent%20studies%20from%20the%20National,a%20female%20occupant%27s%20odds%20of
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-18/why-women-are-likelier-to-be-hurt-in-a-car-crash
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/automobiles/50-years-ago-unsafe-at-any-speed-shook-the-auto-world.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/business/car-safety-women.html
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2019/10/20/starflationus-car-safety-ratings-once-best-in-the-world-now-lag-behind/?sh=3c166d7628ff
Motorbiscuit
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-nhtsas-crash-tests-are-outdated/
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/nhtsa-proposed-car-safety-updates-ignore-women-critics-say
DOT
https://www.codot.gov/safety/traffic-safety-pulse/2019/march-2019/death-on-foot-americas-love-of-suvs-is-killing-pedestrians
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2019/pdf/dl1c.pdf
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm
The Detroit News
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/02/15/female-crash-dummies-need-updated-rep-lawrence-tells-feds/6797643001/
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/3/22960262/nhtsa-ncap-five-star-safety-rating-adas-proposal
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