| Road traffic accidents takes lives of more than | | | | Two types of crash tests are been performed |
| one million people a year, injuring another | | | | on each automobile - one is an offset frontal test |
| thirty-eight million (5 million of them seriously). The | | | | and the other is side impact test. These tests |
| death rate of the world roadways makes driving | | | | suggest two of the most common crashes that |
| the number one cause of injury and death for | | | | occur on our roads. |
| young people ages 15 to 44 years. | | | | Dummies are used to calculate the level of injury |
| How safe is that a used or a new automobile you | | | | that would affect the front seat occupants |
| are thinking of purchasing? With the inventions of | | | | wearing the safety belts in these crashes. |
| the airbags and crash testing, the numbers of | | | | The crash-rating dummy represents an |
| citizens injured and killed by vehicles has | | | | average-sized adult is been placed in the driver |
| decreased in many nations. | | | | seat and rear passenger seats and secured with |
| A crash test is a form of destructive testing | | | | the vehicle's seat belts. |
| usually performed in order to ensure safe design | | | | The mandatory standard for crash tests is to:o |
| standards in Crash worthiness and crash | | | | Reduce the level of risk to drivers, passengers |
| compatibility for automobiles or related | | | | and public by preventing supply of dummies that |
| components. | | | | do not meet key safety requirements.o Reduce |
| The Crash tests are done under very careful | | | | the incidence of serious injury associated with |
| safety and scientific standards. Every crash test is | | | | poor quality products.o Give consumers |
| very costly so the maximum amount of data | | | | confidence that dummies available in the market |
| must be got from each and every test. Typically, | | | | have a reasonable level of safety.o Provide a |
| this requires the usage of high-speed | | | | framework for industry to determine appropriate |
| data-acquisition, at least one accelerometer and | | | | levels of safety for the dummy. |
| crash test dummies. | | | | |