As such, he decided to make his own crash dummy as a way to test some of his contraptions before he takes the wheel. As it turns out, that’s not very easy, but it is incredibly funny.

Since then, these crash test dummies have become more advanced and more representative of a human body – well, a male body, at least. This is exactly where the problem lies.

Johnny Depp is speaking out about how his career changed following his trial against Amber Heard. In a new interview with 'The Sunday Times,' the actor said he was a 'crash test dummy' for the MeToo ...

Crash test dummy tandem "Vince" and "Larry" were featured in a series of highly visible public-service TV ads in the 1980s, produced by the U.S. Department of Transportation, encouraging people to ...

Researchers are using a sweating test dummy called Andi to study how heat impacts the human body. CBS News Last summer, Phoenix saw a record 54 days at or above 110 degrees, including all 31 days ...

A stretch of dangerous, record-breaking heat is hitting the Southwest. Phoenix will experience temperatures over 100 degrees for the next two weeks straight, with highs above 104 degrees. It's the ...

In the early 1970s, the gods of crash test dummies at GM created the Hybrid I, designed to represent the average male in height, weight, and proportions. When ...

Sierra Sam and Sierra Susie have seen some things. For the past 70 years, their crash test dummy family has been subjected to carefully calculated abuse in the hopes of making cars safer for humans.

Whitney Rydbeck, the actor and mime who played one of the original Crash Test Dummies in the "You Could Learn a Lot From a Dummy" seat-belt ads from the 1980s and '90s, died Monday from ...

Whitney Rydbeck, the actor best known for his role in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI and for starring as an original crash test dummy in 1980s safety belt commercials, has died. He was 79 ...

Whitney Rydbeck died on July 15, 2024, at age 79. Rydbeck was best known for his role as Roy in 'Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI' and for being one of the original crash test dummies in the U ...