Hybrid III
The Hybrid III is the standard crash test dummy for frontal crash tests as of the beginning of the 21st century. It was initially only a 50th percentile male (equal in height and weight to the average North American male at the time of its development).
Hybrid III, the 50th percentile male dummy which made its first appearance in 1976, is the familiar crash test dummy. If he could stand upright, he would be 5' 9" tall and would have a mass of approximately 78 kg (172 lb).[2][3] He occupies the driver's seat in all the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Script error: No such module "convert". offset frontal crash tests.
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