if they re in a car that s hit from behind. and although whiplash isn t usually fatal, it can cause serious and permanent disabilities. we stopped at a zebra crossing. sarah s car was hit from behind last month. there was a big bang. a little car had been shunted into the back of me by a transit van. it was a really big shock at the time. and my daughter was absolutely crying her eyes out. her neck was hurting. and she said her back as well. got stiff neck and shoulders. i m having to take medication for that. and both of us are due to see a physio shortly. the anxiety of are you going to be able to do yourjob because of your aches and pains? yeah, it s amazing howjust a bump from behind can, you know, can impact your life. some scientists say more representative crash test dummies are an important step in improving car safety. engineers here in sweden have been busy working on the first crash test dummy that represents the average woman. dr astrid linder is leading the resea
for the candidates to reach millions of brazilians before sunday s election run off vote. in about 10 minutes we ll have this week s edition of newswatch, but first on bbc news, click. as ca rs as cars get ever more powerful and generous, the quest for road safety is an ongoing battle. some cities, like london, have introduced congestion zones, which reduce the amount of traffic and make things safer for pedestrians, but there s also research, of course, going into how to protect the passengers inside the vehicles too. car safety testing is still largely done on the same crash test dummies that we used in the 1980s, and they were based on the male form. but now a team of engineers in sweden are in the final stages of developing the first average female crash test dummy. so what happens to a woman s body during a crash? shona mccallum has been to linkoping in sweden to find out. when you think of car crashes, you probably think of something like this. but rear impacts, being h
millions of brazilians before sunday s run off vote. now on bbc news, click. this week we are guarding against danger and disaster. shona is in sweden to put the first average female crash test dummies through their paces. 0k. dummies through their paces. ok. i am dummies through their paces. 0k. iam ready dummies through their paces. ok. i am ready to be rescued right ok. i am ready to be rescued right now ok. i am ready to be rescued right nova right now. that looks cold. certainly- right now. that looks cold. certainly. but right now. that looks cold. certainly. but how - right now. that looks cold. certainly. but how could i right now. that looks cold. - certainly. but how could drones help rescue swimmers in distress? help rescue swimmers in distress? ., distress? and then from cold and wet to distress? and then from cold and wet to hot distress? and then from cold and wet to hot and distress? and then from cold and wet to hot and dry. - distress? and th
that looks chilly. it certainly does. but how could drones help rescue swimmers in distress? lj takes the plunge to find out. and then from cold and wet to hot and dry. laura checks out the ai watching for wildfires. the alert s come through. i didn t even notice that, but the camera did. as cars get ever more powerful and ever more numerous, the quest for road safety is an ongoing battle. some cities, like london, have introduced congestion zones, which reduce the amount of traffic and make things safer for pedestrians, but there s also research, of course, going into how to protect the passengers inside the vehicles too. car safety testing is still largely done on the same crash test dummies that we used in the 1980s, and they were based on the male form. but now a team of engineers in sweden are in the final stages of developing the first average female crash test dummy. so, what happens to a woman s body during a crash? shona mccallum has been to linkoping in sweden to fi
represented. currently, the industry predominantly uses average male dummies in car safety tests, although there are a number of dummies with different weights, ages and sizes. the crucial point, though the average female is not represented. you can assess how it interacts with the seat during the crash and also how well it protects the occupant, and what is unique about this occupant here is that she is the model of an average female. dr linder s dummies are designed specifically to test how well cars protect people from injuries in low impact rear collisions. she s 162cm tall and weighs 62kg. what you can see here, of course, is the soft part of the body. females are somewhat shorter and lighter than males, on average, and then we also have differences in muscle strength which plays a role in terms of how you respond to a crash. but then, in addition, of course, when it comes to the interaction with the seat, we have differences in the shape of the torso and the centre of