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Press News
December, 2006
Notice of Proposed SID-IIs Rulemaking
Notice of Proposed ES-2re Rulemaking
This final rule revises the agency’s regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add specifications and qualification requirements for the 5th percentile adult female crash test dummy, called the SID–IIs Build Level D (‘‘SID-IIs’’) test dummy and for a new mid-size adult male crash test dummy, called the ‘‘ES-2re’’ test dummy. NHTSA plans to use these dummies in an upgraded Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard on side impact protection.
May, 2004
NHTSA proposes new side impact regulation using the SID-IIs FRG and ES-2RE crash test dummies
The proposed upgrade, developed by the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), would require auto manufacturers to provide head protection in side crashes.
March, 2003
Detroit Free Press: New dummy simulates a 10-year-old
The Hybrid III 10 Year Old is notably newsworthy at the SAE World Congress 2003
October, 2001
EEVC approves ES-2 Dummy
EEVC Working Group 12 recommends the ES-2 as a replacement for EuroSID1.
September, 2001
Chicago Tribune: He's no dummy
Latest crash-test device, WorldSID, to offer the most complete picture of human reaction to a crash
by Gerald Scott
Special to the Tribune
April, 2000
Automotive Engineering International Online
Plastics in Automotive Safety Systems
by Kami Buchholz
April 2000 Tech Briefs
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