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"The next time you board a commercial flight and are told how to sit in the
brace position for an emergency landing, consider this: did you know that
international plane safety testing only requires adult male crash test dummies?
Even with car crashes, male dummies are still used for the majority of crash
tests worldwide and in Australia. Bizarrely, until just three years ago, the
only supposedly “female” crash test dummies used in car safety tests were just
shrunken versions of male dummies.
As a former airline pilot now completing a PhD in aviation safety, I’ve been
researching the history of aeroplane and car safety. And I’ve been shocked at
how little real-world testing is still being done to keep women safe in the air
and on our roads."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
