Journal of Transportation Technologies, 2016, 6, 192-199 Published Online July 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jtts http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtts.2016.64019 How to cite this paper: Rafukka, I.A., Sahari, B.B., Nuraini, A. and Manohar, A. (2016) Anthropometric Comparison of Three-Year-Old Nigerian Child and Crash Dummies. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 6, 192-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtts.2016.64019 Anthropometric Comparison of Three-Year-Old Nigerian Child and Crash Dummies Ibrahim Abdullahi Rafukka 1,2* , Barkawi Bin Sahari 1 , Abdulaziz Nuraini 1 , Arumugam Manohar 3 1 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Received 4 May 2016; accepted 12 July 2016; published 15 July 2016 Copyright © 2016 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract In this work, anthropometric data measured from three-year-old Nigerian child were compared with United States anthropometric database collected by Snyder, 1977 which formed the basis of US anthropometry used today. Further comparison was also carried out with the dimensions of crash dummies: Hybrid III three-year-old (HIII 3YO) and Q3s dummies in order to determine the validity of using such crash dummies for safety evaluation of cars and child restraint systems (CRS) used for Nigerian children. Anthropometric survey was performed on 30 Nigerian children aged 2.5 to 3.5 years old. Twenty three standard measurements were taken from each child including the weight, height and circumferences etc. Various percentiles mean and standard deviation val- ues were obtained and compared with international database. As observed, the dimensions of three-year-old Nigerian child appeared to be about 25% lower than US data reported by Snyder. Significant difference was also found between the dimensions of three-year-old Nigerian child and crash dummies. This study provides the external dimensions of 3-year-old Nigerian child that could be used for crash dummy and CRS design. Keywords Anthropometry, Crash Dummies, Child Restraint System, Measurement, Vehicle Safety * Corresponding author.