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• “It's a blank-faced crash-test dummy dressed in grunge clothes!”

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• “While not superheroes, their comic-book origins show through as they bounce back after being beaten and shot as if they were crash-test dummies.”

  'The Losers': An appropriate title for violent, offensive film

• “I'm more than happy to be the crash-test dummy and let millions live vicariously through me.”

  Ultra-Marathoner Dean Karnazes Goes the Distance for Regis and Kelly

• “Nissan will crash-test it with all the taxi gear installed—something that's not currently done.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Hail to the New Yellow Cab

• “The people in Gaza are just a bunch of crash-test dummies in preparation for the real battle to come.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Getting Closer to Nowhere

• “Mr. Tata said the company plans to tap European and U.S. markets with a "Nano-type of vehicle" that will be adapted to suit U.S. freeway driving, meet relevant crash-test and emission requirements and offer the "bells and whistles" that Western drivers expect.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Tata Chairman Assails Early Nano Sales Efforts

• “The BMW and Hyundai were among 33 vehicles rated in the initial release of 2011 test data by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has been battering crash-test dummies since 1978 to produce its annual 5-Star Safety Ratings.”

  The Washington Post: Safer cars but fewer stars in government crash tests

• “We are raising the bar on safety because we are subjecting automobiles to more rigorous tests," he said Tuesday, before a backdrop of mangled vehicles and flanked by a row of crash-test dummies outside his agency's headquarters in Southeast Washington.”

  The Washington Post: Safer cars but fewer stars in government crash tests

• “In revamping the testing system, NHTSA added a simulation of a vehicle sliding broadside into a tree or pole, used smaller "female" crash-test dummies, and factored in risk of injury and data about specific types of injuries.”

  The Washington Post: Safer cars but fewer stars in government crash tests

• “The classic American truck, it gets exemplary marks from Consumer Reports for secure handling and braking, and for its "impressive" crash-test results.”

  Forbes: The Toughest Trucks

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