Dr. Astrid Linner wins WWCOTY award for first female crash-test dummy

The ‘average’ male crash-test dummies are said to put female lives at risk.

Women’s Car of the Year has handed the Woman of Worth (WOW) award to Dr. Astrid Linder. She won the accolade for designing and instigating the world’s first female crash-test dummy.

Dr. Astrid Linner

Designed with the average ‘female’ in mind, Dr. Linder’s crash-test dummy can help determine the risks for women in a car in the event of an accident. The crash-test dummies based on the ‘average’ male are said to be “one example of a bias in car design that, as a consequence, put female lives at risk.”

Dr. Linder is a professor of traffic safety at the Swedish National Road and Transport Institute, VTI, an Adjunct Professor of Injury Prevention at Chalmers University and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University Accident Research Center in Melbourne, Australia.

It was also in Chalmers University where the WOW award winner received her PhD in traffic safety.

The female crash-test dummy aims to make cars safer for women [Photo: BCC News]

Among the accolades she received for her works include EU Champions of Transport Research Competition and the US Government Award for Safety Engineering Excellence.

Out of the 15 nominees, Dr. Linder is said to be the clear winner of the WOW award. The panel of judges exclusively composed of women only, with the goal of giving a voice to women in the automotive industry.

“She stood out in the voting and it’s an honor to have her win this award, the only award in the world voted entirely by women motoring journalists,” said Women’s World Car of the Year Executive President Marta Garcia.

Kia Niro

Earlier this year, Women’s Car of the Year recognized the Kia Niro as the 2023 Women’s World Car of the Year. The Niro is a compact crossover available with a wide array of powertrain options including a hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery electric (BEV). It bested other finalists such as the Ford Ranger and the Nissan X-Trail.

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