Pregnant women are not forgotten during Ford vehicle safety tests

Ford recently held a press conference to discuss their developments in safety technology. In order to test safety technology for a range of potential drivers and passengers, Ford reinvented the crash test dummy. The auto company designed dummies to represent pregnant women and children, so they can measure the effect of crash forces and seatbelts in order to more accurately design their safety systems to protect people of all heights and sizes, Wired.com reports.

“You’ve got to pay attention to how you wear the seat belt and how much space to leave between yourself and the steering wheel,” Clay Watson, the president of Mountain View Ford in New York told the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

The Michigan-based automaker is also testing their vehicles’ ability to protect expectant mothers by fitting test drivers with pregnancy simulation suits. Now, Ford is taking the suit around the country to demonstrate safety techniques, according to the news source. To protect themselves, expectant mothers are strongly recommended to wear seatbelts and to keep at least 10 inches of space between the chest and the dashboard.

In addition to protecting themselves, women can also buy auto warranties to ensure that their cars are taken care of in the event of an automotive accident.