The female crash test dummy, dubbed the THOR-05F, was unveiled by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Nov. 20.

The female crash test dummy, dubbed the THOR-05F, was unveiled by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Nov. 20.

Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash, and they are 17% more likely to be killed in a car crash, than men.

Officials say the move is ‘long overdue’ and meant to close decades of safety gaps in vehicle crash testing

The Department of Transportation has introduced new crash test dummies that have a specifically small female design to address women's needs.