Female crash test dummies would be used in determining vehicle safety under a bipartisan bill sponsored by Alabama’s junior senator aimed at modernizing standards. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt ...

It modernizes government vehicle safety testing by requiring the use of advanced crash test dummies that reflect real-world drivers — including female models equipped with updated sensors to ...

The 35-mph full-frontal crash test uses a new 5th-percentile (small adult female) dummy instead of a 50th-percentile "male" dummy on the passenger side. Additional measures for chest deflection ...

Honda and Hyundai have shone the brightest ... was the IIHS’s redesigned moderate overlap front test, which now includes a second crash dummy in the back seat, according to Consumer Reports.