Sentences with phrase «load limiters allow»
Load limiters allow some belt spoolout after the initial impact to reduce belt - force - related thoracic injuries such as rib fractures by allowing people to «ride down» deflating front airbags.
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He doesn't seem to be aware that belt force limiters, which allow belts to «pay out» extra webbing to reduce chest loads also are possible only with airbags.
Load limiters manage the force that belts apply to occupants» chests in a crash by allowing some of the webbing to spool out when the forces exceed levels that can cause injuries.
Like most new vehicles, these cars have safety belts equipped with load limiters that allow occupants» upper bodies to move forward in frontal crashes when belt loads exceed a specific threshold.