Women Are More Vulnerable To A Neck Injury During Car Accidents, What's The Reason?

Dr. Astrid total and the dimmy model test hit her. (Doc. Women's World Car of the Year)

JAKARTA - A recent study from Sweden revealed that women have a higher risk of suffering a whiplash injury in a car accident compared to men.

Dr. Astrid Total, researchers and traffic security scientists from The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) are the figures who inspired this discovery.

In May 2023, quoted from Carbuzz, September 6, this Swedish scientist won the "Woman of Worth (WOW)" award from Women's Car of the Year for the design and creation of the world's first female hit-and-accinary test DUmmy model.

This finding is based on the hit-and-car test that has been carried out so far, always using a dumpmy based on the average size of the man. However, Dr. Astrid divided into understanding that there is a gender bias that can be a safety issue for women. This ultimately prompted her to create a female dumpmy model based on the average size of the woman.

According to him, the difference in geometry, weight, and height is a factor that distinguishes female Dumams from men, including the shoulder width and the center of body gravity - which is higher in men.

The purpose of this project is to identify better security innovations, not just for men, but for the entire population. His work has been going on for more than 20 years.

The biggest challenge facing punctuation and his team is the lack of funding. Meanwhile, the regulation of the hit-and-hit test in Europe, UNECE, stated that the model of an average man should be used for vehicle crash tests.

"As long as the regulation remains, changes will not come from the demands of the community," saidLAd.

In 2030, he hopes that the security program can evaluate protection for both women and men during accidents.

"My vision is that we increase security together," he said.