This is completely egregious, but a recent investigative report shows that the female driver plays almost no role in the federal government's auto-safety testing with crash dummies. The report by Investigative TV/Gray DC in Washington found that when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests vehicles for traffic safety, they almost always base test results on a 170 lb. male driver. Furthermore, results show that "female drivers are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a car crash compared to male drivers in a similar crash, according to research from the University of Virginia. The research also shows that women are 20-percent more likely to die in an automobile crash than men.