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Description: In February 2022, over 65 congressional members sent a letter to Secretary Buttigieg and the Department of Transportation urging the agency to update certain safety standards when it comes to crash testing. So, what exactly are advocates calling for and why do they say our crash tests need a major update? Further reading: GOV lawrence.house.gov/sites/lawrence.house.gov/files/Signed%20-%20Female%20Crash%20Test%20Dummies%20Letter%20to%20DOT.pdf VICE vice.com/en/article/4ade9p/the-us-invented-life-saving-car-safety-ratings-now-theyre-useless Axios axios.com/vehicle-safety-ratings-gender-gap-8a551461-b419-4e4a-986f-18e655e20f03.html The Hill thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/3264399-buttigieg-can-save-womens-lives NHTSA nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/timeline/index.html nhtsa.gov/nhtsas-crash-test-dummies nhtsa.gov/press-releases/five-star-safety-ratings-program-updates-proposed FOX: fox2detroit.com/news/lawmakers-push-for-nhtsa-to-use-crash-test-dummies-that-better-depict-female-bodies Consumer Reports consumerreports.org/car-safety/new-data-expands-on-why-women-have-a-greater-risk-of-injury-in-car-crashes-a7451402105/#:~:text=Recent%20studies%20from%20the%20National,a%20female%20occupant%27s%20odds%20of Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-18/why-women-are-likelier-to-be-hurt-in-a-car-crash New York Times nytimes.com/2015/11/27/automobiles/50-years-ago-unsafe-at-any-speed-shook-the-auto-world.html nytimes.com/2021/12/27/business/car-safety-women.html Forbes forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2019/10/20/starflationus-car-safety-ratings-once-best-in-the-world-now-lag-behind/?sh=3c166d7628ff Motorbiscuit motorbiscuit.com/the-nhtsas-crash-tests-are-outdated motorbiscuit.com/nhtsa-proposed-car-safety-updates-ignore-women-critics-say DOT codot.gov/safety/traffic-safety-pulse/2019/march-2019/death-on-foot-americas-love-of-suvs-is-killing-pedestrians fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2019/pdf/dl1c.pdf CDC cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/body-measurements.htm The Detroit News detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/02/15/female-crash-dummies-need-updated-rep-lawrence-tells-feds/6797643001 The Verge theverge.com/2022/3/3/22960262/nhtsa-ncap-five-star-safety-rating-adas-proposal Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: chddr.tv/3JmGgBe On Twitter: chddr.tv/3qaYQog On Instagram: chddr.tv/36u8tqY On Cheddar.com: chddr.tv/37GycgL