The transportation department has unveiled a first crash test dummy in the US modeled specifically on female anatomy, a move officials say is meant to close decades of safety gaps in vehicle testing.

Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, unveiled the THOR-05F, an advanced female design for a crash-test dummy with upgraded technical specifications. According to the transportation department, the dummy will be incorporated into federal vehicle crash testing once a final rule is published.

Although men make up the majority of annual car-crash victims, women are more likely to die in collisions of comparable severity. Women are also 73% more likely than men to sustain serious injuries in a crash, according to studies. In addition, they face a higher risk of specific trauma, including pelvis and liver injuries.

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    5 hours ago

    The tone made it very obvious it was not a real quote.

    Nothing else was needed.

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      4 hours ago

      That presumes people have read the article, and can see the difference in tone.
      As a Dane there would be nothing wrong in having a similar tone in an article here. The same goes for many other countries.
      Not everything is USA or Anglo-style body shame double standards, where saying boop makes things 21+.
      And requires parental warnings more than showing people killing each other.
      Could as easily have been a tongue in cheek comment.