What would they need to do in order to rectify this problem? Lower the weight in the dummies downward? Then they’d theoretically make the cars less safe for men. Have female driver and male driver models of cars? Have male and female crash test ratings? I realize men and women are proportioned differently, but we aren’t THAT different are we? We both have heads, torsos, arms, legs…and vehicles generally only have restraints around the chest, waist, and head.
The article stated that the tests use a 5’9”, 170 lb dummy. “We have much less info about how a car would perform with a 5’2”, 110 lb woman.” Sure, we have much less info about how a 6’3”, 220 lb male would fare in an accident too. If they designed vehicles around 5’2”, 110 lb women (or men), they’d be designing it for a relatively low percentage of drivers.
Throw a 5’9”, 170 lb “female proportioned” dummy in the mix if you want. I don’t think there’d be much difference in how it fares vs the “male proportioned” dummy they’re apparently using now.