Vehicle crash injuries can range from very minor to extremely serious.
Motor
vehicle crash injury rates by mode of travel, United States: using exposure - based methods to quantify differences.
Not exact matches
Fortune pointed to the quarterly report Tesla had filed just three days after the
crash, warning that»... we face inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event our
vehicles do not perform as expected resulting in personal
injury or death,» and specifically calling out Autopilot as a technology that could result in such claims and materially affect financial performance.
They are a murky regulatory environment, where states seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of autonomous
vehicle crashes and human
injuries.
Although the increased use of seat belts and car seats means the number of motor
vehicle injuries and deaths has declined, millions of
crashes still occur on U.S. roads every year.
Motor
vehicles crashes are a very common bad outcome from drinking, but there are many more bad outcomes that can result, including sexual risk - taking and assault, falls and other
injuries, physical violence, property damage, and overdose, to name a few.
Easy - to - use Britax exclusive feature that ensures the
vehicle seat belt is properly positioned on your child's hips, minimizing the risk of abdominal
injury during a
crash.
2 Nevada law states that children must ride in appropriate child restraints until 6 years of age and 60 lbs.; however, children won't fit the
vehicle seat belt correctly to not suffer
injury in a
crash until the above 5 - step test is passed, which happens around ages 9 - 11.
Called Next Generation (Next Gen), the car seats offer 360 Degree Protection with Head Safety Technology - designed to reduce the risk of head
injury and provides protection from all sides in the event of a
vehicle crash.
«According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, approximately one in four of all motor
vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these
crashes result in a significantly higher
injury rate than front or rear
crashes.»
As such, the child seats fail to comply with the federal motor
vehicle safety standards and puts the child at risk of
injury in the event of a
crash.
The Danger: In the event of a
crash, the top tether anchorage may detach from the child restraint, posing a risk of
injury to the child or other
vehicle occupants and failing to conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety St
vehicle occupants and failing to conform to the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety St
Vehicle Safety Standard.
If the
vehicle seat belt is at your child's belly rather than below the hip bones and touching the thighs, he could suffer damage to internal organs and / or a spinal
injury if a
crash occurs.
Broome County 911 dispatchers say the
crash involved two
vehicles and that some
injuries were reported.
(FROM DAILY VOICE) A chain - reaction head - on
crash involving four
vehicles resulted in several
injuries Sundayafternoon in Montebello.It occurred around 1:50 p.m., on Haverstraw Road (Route 202) west of Mayer Drive, said Ramapo police.
Injury death — including those due to intentional
injury, with suicide most common, as well as unintentional
injury, with motor
vehicle crashes (MVCs) causing a majority — is the third leading cause of death in the United States.
These
crashes, which primarily occur with motor
vehicles, increase the velocity of the
crash impact and, as a result, the severity of the
injury.»
During the 13 - year follow - up period there were 277 unintentional fatal
injuries, including 169 deaths from falls and 57 deaths from motor
vehicle crashes.
Sports are second only to motor
vehicle crashes as the leading cause of traumatic brain
injury among people between 15 and 24 years old, according to the National Institutes of Health.
The estimated
injury prevention impact was derived first by modeling the proportion of the alcohol - related
crashes that are preventable for all
vehicles less than one year old and then repeating the analysis for each year of a projected 15 - year timeframe.
In the event of a
crash, General Motors
vehicles with the OnStar telematics system already collect collision data, including force and direction of impact, to calculate the likelihood of severe
injury to passengers.
Alcohol - related motor
vehicle crashes account for almost 10,000 deaths and half a million
injuries every year in the United States.
Road - traffic safety aims to reduce the harm (deaths,
injuries, and property damage) resulting from
crashes of road
vehicles traveling on public roads.
As a result, drug overdose has surpassed motor
vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death due to
injury in the U.S..
Injured people often interact with police and other law enforcement agents before and during their
injury care, particularly when their
injuries are due to violence or major motor
vehicle crashes.
Under the guidance of Jeffrey Augenstein, a professor of surgery and director of the center, Ryder has been assembling a huge database that correlates
injuries with the type of
crash and the design of a
vehicle.
Approximately one third of motor
vehicle fatalities are alcohol - involved, and
crashes involving alcohol are associated with more serious
injuries and more fatalities than those that don't involve drinking.
The findings, reported online this month in Accident Analysis & Prevention, provide one plausible explanation for why
injuries and fatalities from motor
vehicle crashes have decreased to historic lows even as cellular technology use has increased dramatically.
Gunshot
injuries are a leading cause of death and
injury in children and adolescents in the United States; they rank second only to motor
vehicle crashes as a cause of death for children ages 15 to 19
The research team looked at the number of
injuries, severity of
injury, type of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot
injuries compared with children whose
injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a motor
vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls, motor
vehicle crashes and others.
The most common causes of these traumatic brain
injury include falls, motor
vehicles crashes, and assaults.
The movie contains almost continuous depictions of hand - to - hand battles (with and without weapons), racing high - tech
vehicles and firing at various opponents which result in implied deaths,
injuries (one drop of blood is shown),
crashes, destructive explosion and characters disintegrating into digital rubble.
The Traffic Safety Program is funded by federal grants and is focused on reducing deaths,
injuries, and costs associated with motor
vehicle crashes.
In some
vehicles, the chemical enhancer for the second - stage airbag deployment could be missing from the module, which could greatly increase the
injury risks in a
crash that requires second - stage airbag deployment.
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of
injury and the possibility of a
vehicle crash.
«These grants will further assist state and local officials in their efforts to prevent commercial motor
vehicle crashes and
injuries each year, and have the potential to save hundreds of lives.»
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for reducing deaths,
injuries and economic losses resulting from motor
vehicle crashes.
This initiative has fostered much activity at the national level, and stimulated a growing number of cities to adopt Complete Streets policies to improve mobility options for all people and Vision Zero goals to eliminate
injuries from motor
vehicle crashes.
NHTSA is expanding coordinated efforts with Federal and State governments and non-governmental organizations to eliminate serious and fatal
injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists resulting from
crashes with a motor
vehicle.
A new frontal oblique test to address a
crash type that continues to result in deaths and serious
injuries despite the use of seat belts, air bags, and the crashworthy structures of late - model
vehicles;
Research indicates that it can communicate risks and provide warnings to help
vehicles avoid common
crashes, amounting to at least a 50 percent reduction in
crashes,
injuries, and fatalities.
On an annual average basis, the ELD Final Rule is estimated to save 26 lives and prevent 562
injuries resulting from
crashes involving large commercial motor
vehicles.
Under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act enacted in 2000, automakers must provide so - called Early Warning Reports (EWR) of any car
crashes or
injuries that could be due to a defect with the
vehicle.
CARS.COM — Complaints of rollaway
crashes and
injuries involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
vehicles once again have federal safety regulators investigating the automaker»... Read more
NHTSA is establishing a long - term coordinated effort across industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, Federal and State governments to eliminate the estimated 6,000 yearly drowsy driving - related motor
vehicle crash fatalities and the more than 500,000
injury crashes.
«
Vehicle - to - vehicle technologies have the potential to significantly reduce fatalities and injuries in crashes and could one day help motorists avoid crashes altogether,» said David Strickland, NHTSA Adminis
Vehicle - to -
vehicle technologies have the potential to significantly reduce fatalities and injuries in crashes and could one day help motorists avoid crashes altogether,» said David Strickland, NHTSA Adminis
vehicle technologies have the potential to significantly reduce fatalities and
injuries in
crashes and could one day help motorists avoid
crashes altogether,» said David Strickland, NHTSA Administrator.
FMCSA developed the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners program as part of the agency's commitment to enhancing the medical oversight of interstate drivers, and preventing commercial
vehicle - related
crashes,
injuries, and fatalities.
IN THE EVENT OF A
VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN
INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.
Larry Kwiecinski, engineering group manager for the GM Global Safety Center, noted, «In our
vehicles without knee airbags, the
vehicle structure, the seat belts and the instrument panel are all designed to help absorb
crash energy and reduce lower - leg
injuries, as well.
This NPRM proposes rulemaking on these and other requirements to increase the correct use of child restraint anchorage systems and tether anchorages, and the correct use of child restraints, with the ultimate goal of reducing
injuries to restrained children in motor
vehicle crashes.