Automotive designers have long used the so-called “crash test dummies” to determine how a passenger in a car will fare in a crash. Now students at Ottawa’s Carlton University have developed a crash test dummy specifically for testing bicycle equipment.
Dubbed “Superman,” this dummy doesn’t actually ride a bike but rather can fly – perhaps earning his moniker – over the handlebars at speeds in excess of 15 mph, crash into an obstacle or make impact with the ground. This is done to simulate head and neck injuries, will also determining what other injuries a rider may sustain.
[Via The Toronto Sun: Researchers make crash test dummy for bikes]