The modern crash test dummy is a marvel of engineering in rubber and metal with hundreds of sensors. Early crash test dummies ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS ... as well as forces on the dummies. The IIHS side-impact test is more severe than NHTSA's. The test uses a heavier striking barrier at 3,300 ...

Side impact crash test ... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests cars and determines safety ratings based on four factors: Measurements from dummies, survival space, airbags ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests ... detail of the destruction — and every millimeter of the crash-test dummy’s movement through the bending, twisting vehicle.

He adds, “Just throwing a crash test dummy at the problem—there ... speeding,” according to a research report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. What happens when men and ...

Until now, there has not been an effective way to assess the risk of rotational brain injury in crash tests. However, thanks ...

The IIHS will begin evaluating how well vehicles protect occupants from rotational brain injuries.