New Zealand Listener – August 10, 2019

(Romina) #1

Crashes don’t favour one gender.


So why does car safety?


the e.v.a. initiative
EQUAL VEHICLES FOR ALL

volvocars.com/nz


Women are more likely to be injured in a car
crash. Partly because male crash test dummies
are the standard.

But at Volvo Cars, we have always done things
a bit differently. We have collected data for
more than 40 years to better understand what
happens in a collision – regardless of size,
gender, or body shape. This has taught us a lot
and has made our cars safer every year.

To help improve gender equality in all cars, we
have decided to share this knowledge with
the rest of the car industry. So from now on,
everyone is welcome to download more than
40 years of research.

We hope this will lead to safer cars for
everyone. Because at Volvo Cars,
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Free download pdf