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SomethingBlack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Ok, I hadn’t considered the differently shaped pelvis and rib cage so I’ll concede that it makes sense.

Even still, to my mind (again, not educated in this area) the breasts themselves are not going to be a factor in terms of a car crash assuming seatbelts are correctly worn

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RebekahWSD@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Except they would be? Having breasts, especially large ones, changes where the seat belt sits. It can not be flat against the chest. Generally either is above the tits cutting into your throat, or underneath them doing…poorly as a restraint. Or maybe attempting to cut them in half but not doing well because bras won’t let that happen.

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- SomethingBlack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I was going to say there’s also the option of in-between but that is dependant on clothing, but you beat me to it 😅
  
  You’ve convinced me that it’s reasonable that it could effect the outcome. But in that case, we’re averaging out a large variance in size, which as you said (and I agree) could change the outcome dramatically.
  
  This was my original problem with the “anatomically correct” part of the statement. There is no “anatomically correct” male or female, only approximations. This effectively excludes people at the extremes of physical characteristics from these safety tests
  
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  - Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    We might need redesigns for seatbelts then, one that can be easily adapted to a variety of body widths, heights and chests. Image
    
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    Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Ahhh the ol’ Jayne Mansfield
    
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