Collision Division: Crash test standards favor men, despite women being at higher risk for injury and death when behind the wheel
Technology used in testing is nearly four decades old
Collision Division: Crash test standards favor men, despite women being at higher risk By Emily Featherston, Lee Zurik, Jon Decker, and Jamie Grey | May 10, 2021 at 2:46 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 7:48 PM
(InvestigateTV/Gray DC) - It takes just seconds: a car crosses the center line on a highway, or misses a stop sign, colliding with another vehicle. What happens next largely depends on speed, the type of vehicle and road conditions but it can also depend on who is driving.
Here's a look at the life of consumer advocate and former candidate for president Ralph Nader.PersonalBirth date: February 27, 1934Birth place: Winsted,
Ralph Nader Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the life of consumer advocate and former candidate for president Ralph Nader.
Personal
Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut
Military: US Army, 1959
Speaks Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
Son of Lebanese immigrants.
1961-1963
1964
– Is hired by Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Patrick Moynihan as a consultant on auto safety.
1965
– Publishes “Unsafe at Any Speed,” an indictment of the auto industry in Detroit. Nader accuses car makers of putting style ahead of safety in the design of their cars. He focuses specifically on the Chevrolet Corvair.
February 10, 1966
– Testifies before a Senate subcommittee on auto safety.
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