Crash test dummies are becoming more human than ever


By AGENCY

This modern crash test dummy from the company CTS Crashtest Service may not look like a human, but it comes closer than ever before to the human physique. Photo: dpa

There are no locking wheels or squealing tyres as the car crashes into the obstacle without braking. Glass shatters, sheet metal deforms, and a crash test dummy is thrown around in the interior.

For years, crash researchers have been carrying out collisions in this way to increase vehicle safety or to reconstruct accidents.

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