Petition Review Women's Safety in Vehicle Safety Regulations

The car safety standards used in the UK under-represent women. Women are disproportionately more likely to suffer serious injury in car accidents, and we would like the Government to review car safety regulations with gender inequalities in mind.

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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.

In a car crash a woman is:

• 47% more likely to be seriously injured.
• 17% more likely to die.

In a society that strives for equality, this is unacceptable.

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Date closed 5 January 2022
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