Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just made crash tests harder in an attempt to make back seats safer.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new research proving that women are at higher risk of ...

The updated test presents a new challenge for carmakers, but could make this common injury less likely in future vehicles.

Cars have gotten safer over the decades, but more still needs to be done and the development of female crash dummies may ensure greater safety of women in the U.S. Women are on average more likely to ...

(AP) - The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for decades ...

The IIHS' new rear impact test exposes weaknesses in vehicle safety designs, with only four models earning a 'Good' rating.

Crash test dummies are supposed to help engineers understand how car crashes affect the human body. But there may be a troubling design flaw. You might think that by the looks of a crash test dummy it ...