The new crash test dummy — not this one — will weigh 271 lbs and have a body mass index of 35. Automakers use the dummies to prove their vehicles are roadworthy. Patrick Krost/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Patrick Krost/iStockphoto The Two-Way New Crash Test Dummy To Gain Pounds To Reflect Fatalities Among Obese October 30, 2014 • Obese occupants of a vehicle are up to 78 percent more likely to die in a car crash than someone of average weight, says the CEO of Humanetics, the world's largest maker of crash test dummies.
