Detroit Free Press: Pete Buttigieg told to start requiring greater use of female-crash dummies right away

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being urged to update vehicle crash testing immediately to include the most up-to-date models of female crash dummies in both the driver and passenger seats in place of a historical reliance on male dummies.

U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, helped lead a letter sent Tuesday from dozens of House members telling Buttigieg to move quickly given a reported spike in traffic fatalities in the first six months of last year.

Read the full article on Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/02/16/female-crash-test-dummies-traffic-deaths/6797161001/?gnt-cfr=1

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