September 13, 1899. That's the first time on the historical record (in the U.S.) that a person was killed by a car, and it would be far from the last. According to the NSC, motor-vehicle deaths in the ...

On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.

Sierra Sam and Sierra Susie have seen some things. For the past 70 years, their crash test dummy family has been subjected to carefully calculated abuse in the hopes of making cars safer for humans.

Crash test dummies are installed at a testing ground in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, in February. ZHOU XUHUI/FOR CHINA DAILY China is advancing key technologies and upgrading standards for automotive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tanya Mohn reports on road safety, sustainable transport, and cycling. At the International Transport Forum’s 2019 summit in ...