POLAR III

POLAR II is a pedestrian test dummy created by Honda. The dummy is used to study how pedestrians are injured or killed when struck by automobiles. POLAR II has instruments to measure the level of injury throughout the body. About 5,000 pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents each year in the United States. Honda aims to reduce injuries and deaths by studying test dummy results and designing cars in such a way as to protect pedestrians as much as possible in the event of a collision.

See also

• Crash test dummy
• Pedestrian safety through vehicle design

References

National Geographic Magazine, July 2005