DC’s non-voting representative in the House, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, apparently thinks it’s sexist that crash-test dummies appear to be male.
However, we need to point out that according to the leftist mindset, you are no longer allowed to assume a person’s sex based on their appearance. They could dress and act like a male, but actually identify as non-binary or even as a female. That's their rules.
Norton says that legislation is needed to ensure vehicle safety standards are designed with women in mind as well as men.
She says “women have achieved equality on the road when it comes to driving, but when it comes to safety testing to keep them safe on the road, they are nowhere near achieving equality. Crash-test standards are incredibly antiquated, and we must update these standards now, especially as more people return to their daily commute in the next few months.”
Norton points out that the federal government only runs vehicle safety tests with male crash-test dummies. She says that this leaves women at a “higher risk of injury” or death in car crashes.
“a recent report by Money Talks News puts a different perspective on the issue.While acknowledging that women are more likely than men to suffer injuries in crashes or die, the outlet reported that’s “likely because of the types of vehicles they drive, and the nature of their crashes, according to a new study.”
According to research, men, overall, are more likely to be involved in fatal vehicular crashes. However, the outlet reported — citing research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — women are 20-28 percent more likely to be killed “on a per-crash basis.” And women are between 37 and 73 percent more likely to be hurt seriously “after adjusting for speed and other factors.”It’s not clear how adding female-model crash dummies will affect these outcomes.”
Spoiler: it won’t.
This is reminiscent of Sheila Jackson Lee demanding more black hurricane names.