This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make it law for all UK car manufacturers to use female test dummies.
I was horrified upon reading the article 'The deadly truth about a world built for men' in the Guardian (23/02/2019). It revealed that women are at a significantly higher risk in many aspects of life. The section regarding car safety stuck out to me as a young woman approaching driving age.
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Women are at a significant safety disadvantage in cars. Factors such as seat height and firmness, as well as mostly male crash-test dummies that don’t account for female muscle mass distribution, bone density, and pregnancy play a significant role in this.
As a result, in a car crash a woman is:
• 47% more likely to be seriously injured.
• 17% more likely to die.
Men are twice as likely to get into car crashes, yet women still have an overall higher chance of suffering serious injury.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for deciding how manufacturers undertake safety tests, but only the safety standards that are required.
You could start a petition calling for a review into women's safety in vehicle safety regulations, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
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