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> women are much more likely than men to die or be seriously injured in a car crash Can you cite an academic reference for this? I'm suspicious, but genuinely
by stickfigure 4y ago
> women are much more likely than men to die or be seriously injured in a car crash
Can you cite an academic reference for this? I'm suspicious, but genuinely curious.
- waffleiron 4y agoThe first two links in the article might be of interest. Not exactly what you asked for but still might satisfy your curiosity. Edit: linked article changed, was referring to: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-female-crash-dummy-has-arrived-180981072/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-female-c...
- stickfigure 4y agoI only found one link in the article, https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/811766 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/8117..., and the abstract begins with: Aging increases a person’s fragility (likelihood of injury given a physical insult) and frailty (chance of dying from a specific injury). Young adult females are more fragile than males of the same age, but later in life women are less frail than their male contemporaries. My impression is that this thread suggests the design of cars has a bias to male safety at the expense of female safety. This link doesn't support that conclusion.