the you're up to date on dw news of next, your car is not as safe as you might think that's on the auto serious rev after the break. stay with us and you can for that. i'm sarah kelly and berlin, thanks for watching. the name is the calls back, said loud. thank you so much for joining in. welcome to don't hold bad. a lot of people do that. it's all about saying it aloud. mass, would it be nosy bay? like good. everyone to king. you're healthy award winning called called. so hold back. since the invention of cars we've had, car crashes and wild cars have become safer over time. there's an unsettling truth . in the event of a crash statistic show,

women are more likely to be killed or seriously injured than man. but why the crash test dummies are not just the cheesy ninety's band there. the unsung heroes of the automotive world, taking endless hits to make our roads safer. but these rubber superstars have a secret they were built for man. and ms. bias effects the safety of every woman behind the wheel. regulatory test says we use, it says that you have to use the model of an average may. and the simplest today are women are in the front seat. in fact, they're in the driver seat. and we need to reflect that in our testing protocol to have women in the driver seat. and every moment that we wait, we're jeopardizing another mother, sister daughter exploring the evolution from the early days of crash test to cutting edge technology. in today's crash test dummies. we delve into efforts by

engineers to rectify gender bias in car safety for us, for everybody here that approaches to make the road traffic safer for everybody. crash test dummies have played a crucial role in improving car safety and revolutionizing the way we design and test vehicles. since we've had crash tests, car safety has developed and improved with the crest as dummy is the pioneer and it's the basis for which all crash safety equipment is measured. so every vehicle when you talk about couple zones, and you talk about advance features like automatic breaking and re different types of restraints, including the airbag and the seat belt and pre tensioners, they're all modeled and based on the crest as dumping. we know thanks to these lights less wonders, but there's a catch. they were mainly created with many in mind. and the initial jammies

represented the average man is doris incorrectly. we cannot assess the safety for both part of the population in 1980, the base dummy, the hybrid 3550, became the basis for with all testing and that's used. and the majority of all testing requirements worldwide, it's used and the driver seat is used in other positions. and it was based on the average male size with the idea that the male drove. so he was in the driver seat and safety testing directly affects car design. this has a big impact. here are some horrifying facts. us data has shown as a woman, you're a 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash and 73 percent more likely to be seriously injured than a man in the same vehicle. when we looked at crass test, what's called me and have to crash test ratings for cars,

i do most people think that they are also being represented for women by the way, drives more than men these days. in the mid 20th century, as cars became more popular and accidents increased manufacturers driven by safety concerns and government interest looked for ways to enhance safety records. the us took the lead to forming the national highway traffic safety administration in 1970 and 19 seventies. we started using crash test dummies at that time. there were loyal to a male 5 being a male since each. so they only tested for a minute if you will have 19 seventies. really became the emergence of the more modern crush test on me. it started with the hybrid 2 and then advanced to the hybrids 3, which is really noticed a modern, crush test domain. the hybrid 3 is the industry standard for parental trash testing

and mirrors the average 50th percentile, man in height and weight. i the median. a percentile indicates the height and weight compared to the rest of the population. for example, a 95th percentile dummy would represent a man in the 95th percentile for body dimensions, which means that he's larger than 95 percent of man in the population. equipped with articulated joints and sensors, it records data on forces accelerations and injury criteria serving as a crucial tool and replicating human biomechanics. but there is a problem the 50, as well as the primary workforce. the primary to always use from 1982 today, it's still the primary use of tool, and we're going on 40 to 50 years of use of this dummy that has limited sensors all technology. the 2nd most used crash test dummies is the 5th percentile,

which is a scale down version of the 50th percentile man had a height of 152 centimeters and weight of 50 killers. in the ninety's, we realize that we didn't have a female crash test dummies. so there was a movement to say, let's make this small male female like so they put a rest of vinyl jacket on it. it doesn't make it a female. this neglecting car craft testing and car design has had real life consequences. the national highway traffic safety administration in the us has identified increased safety risks for women in most areas of the body. there's been modifications to a nails tend to try to say she's a female, but if you look at the actual injury, it's an address what the injuries are that are different between a male and a female. and there's many, there's still a lot more that can be done. and this is why a special,

the purpose designed female crash test dummy is vital right now. so in 2024, they're still using the shrunken mailed dummy as a female representation. all those things that. ready you know, are different, dizzy, logically, from a man in a woman. she has not been incorporated into the crash test dummies, nor are, and even the scale down male being used behind the wheel. hard. in recent years, more advanced female crash test dummies have been developed, addressing the needs of female occupants, including differences in next strength, hip anatomy and pelvis structure. one model down the average female is the set to 50 s designed by researchers at the sweetest national road and transport research institute. the average team and motor is developed specifically for low severe to grants. said 50 f stands for

a seat evaluation tool, a female and 50 is the median value for the height of a real woman. this was created alongside a male version set 50. the stats are designed to evaluate the safety performance of car seats in low severity rear impact and also show how these affects the female and male body differently. another model is the story 5 f and advanced female frontal impact. that means that corresponds with the 5th percentile of the female population. they were designed with actual female answer upon the tree data, ensuring a form distinct from its male version human at excess, the originator of crash test dummies. their origins can be traced back to the fifty's and samuel alderson who created the 1st crash test dummies, sierra sam for testing aircraft safety systems. this groundbreaking technology paid

the way for developing automotive crash test dummies ever since. you meant x has since become the largest maker of gummies, producing a wide range of models and the 4 or 5 that looks to address the biggest risks for women. the 54 percent of fatalities are associated with frontal crashes. so our 5 s boasts 150 sensor channels, strategically place to address areas where women are more susceptible to injury in front of the car crashes. as with the set, 50 f, it offers a promising solution, tackling different caps and safety testing for women. it's important to know the us and to europe have different testing agencies and standards. vehicle safety testing in the us is regulated by the national highway traffic safety administration and the insurance institute for highway safety and europe. the european new car assessment program independently evaluate safety,

with similar crash tests and all use a star rating system. but neither use a female crash test dummy enter, frontal impact test. so that 5 star rated car you're driving might not be as safe as you think. depending who is behind the wheel. people just assumed when they go into a car dealership and they are asking for the kind of a 5 star cars with regards to crash safety. they do not presume that is meant only for one set. there are still 1350000 fatalities globally with the u. s. boasting $43000.00 paid salaries. so there's plenty of room for improvement. so even if the entire world says we're, we need this tomorrow, it can take years. it's kind of like introducing a medical product into the marketplace. it takes years to go through and f d, a approval. the crest as dummies have a similar process. as a consequence,

we see these disparities and injuries that can happen for years and years before a test device is provided into the marketplace. but there are signs of change on the horizon. euro and cap has suggested it will introduce the thor 5 half by 2030 and in a world 1st, mercedes used to eaves in a public crash test travelling at 56 kilometers an hour to simulate a higher energy collision. it's a milestone of all development. the vision is 0 fatal accidents in 2050 for us for everybody here. the approach is to make the road traffic safer for everybody. one big thing to note is the test used email dummies in the driver's seat, emphasizing the focus on creating protection systems for

a broad customer base. a currently new female models are still not used by regulators, but they're not the only answer. ritual testing and simulations also play a prominent role in the future of car safety. these virtual models will complement physical crash tests, allowing car makers to conduct a wider range of evaluations cost effectively. but they need authentic data. we all know with the dangers of artificial intelligence that it depends on the data that's put in. so if you don't have data with regard to the safety of a crash test dummies that is bias a del, a, to a female. your data is going to be skewed from the get out new car, as they've already seen. decreased disparities in car crashes between genders and h t. s. a found the difference in female fatality risk compared to mail is reduced

in newer vehicles from 18 percent to $6.00. i think the, the folks who want to resist change are trying to use fatalities for a benefit of say, we don't need to do more because the difference between a female and a male in a fatality isn't that great. but when you look at the injuries, it's significant, the difference between a male and a female and injuries is cataclysmic. and we're seeing those injuries going. as consumers become more aware of the issue with crash test diversity, could this impact the car companies directly? women are buying more cars and driving more cars and then it's still so the use and the practicality is there. unfortunately, the depth and serious injuries numbers aren't there. and we can't solve it by just talking about it. we all know that auto see the is the number one reason the

majority of the world buys a vehicle. so safety is not a marketing gimmick. it's a requirement, and whoever continues to advanced safety, i think will get more and more market share. the vision 0 approach aiming for 0 traffic fatalities will continue to gain momentum as an overarching goal for road safety. if the community is really after 0 fatalities in reducing the increasing of injuries that we're constantly see, we have to do more efforts are under way to change the status quote from historical reliance on male centric models to the introduction of females crash test dummies like this or 5 and said 50 a but the journey is ongoing, with regulatory bodies still needing a female dummy in frontal impact test. as electric vehicles reshape the industry, new players from china emerge. the push for gender inclusive safety gains, momentum. 2 the difference in craft test outcomes as real world impacts for women,

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