NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Crash test dummies are packing on the pounds. In order to better accommodate the growing number of overweight drivers, Humanetics, the world's leading maker of crash test ...
Humanetics, a company based in Plymouth, Michigan, that specializes in the development of crash test dummies, is updating some of its models to better reflect the growth in obesity rates in the U.S.
The United States comprises just 5 percent of the world' population, but claims 13 percent of the world's overweight and obese population. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the ...