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> She is a small lady So, yet another case of cars not being designed for women (for those that don't get what I'm going on about - crash test dummies are mode
by mschuster91 1y ago
> She is a small lady
So, yet another case of cars not being designed for women (for those that don't get what I'm going on about - crash test dummies are modeled after men, leading to significantly worse crash outcomes for women [1])... it's infuriating.
Even a "small" BMW i3, a car one might think to be suitable for people of lower height - my wife tried out one at carsharing, and even despite the seat being all up front, she was barely able to drive the thing. The Mercedes Sprinter we rented for our last moves? Once she understood how the dimensions of that thing worked, absolutely easy going.
[1] https://apnews.com/article/nhtsa-female-crash-dummies-vehicle-safety-tests-ff29ea47e58f2325ddbe6c7930748d63 https://apnews.com/article/nhtsa-female-crash-dummies-vehicl...
- somenameforme 1y agoI'm curious about what the peak potential is and how close (or far) we are from there, because even if all things were 100% equal somehow, in a serious crash women will always fair significantly worse due to less musculature, lower bone density, thinner bones, and so on.
- mschuster91 1y agoWell at the moment we don't even try, so any improvement will have massive impact.