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I'm pretty sure I've seen the IIHS use child size/shape dummies with/without booster seats in plenty of new crash tests. Whilst the IIHS isn't the NHTSA, it's
by throwaway946513 5y ago
I'm pretty sure I've seen the IIHS use child size/shape dummies with/without booster seats in plenty of new crash tests.
Whilst the IIHS isn't the NHTSA, it's certainly still used for safety tests when searching and looking for vehicles to purchase.
- hannasanarion 5y agoSize, but not shape. The IIHS use the same adult male body shape as the NHSTA, just scaled down to supposedly represent women (and it's scaled down way too far, it's actually more representative of a 12-year-old girl than an adult woman), and it is never placed in a driver seat.
- bryanlarsen 5y agoBeing scaled down too far is a good thing, based on the assumption that a larger female is better represented by the male dummy than a smaller female would be. IOW an average female is probably well protected as long as both the small female dummy and average male dummy are. If we used an average female dummy, then any female smaller than average isn't covered by the test.