Sentences with phrase «as the highway safety»

Nevertheless, «the foresight by Teague and AMC was correct» with approaches to meet the evolving U.S. government regulations covering automobiles (such as the Highway Safety Act of 1970 and the new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).

Not exact matches

Though automakers often complain that U.S. regulations have grown too stringent, history shows that compliance typically comes due to the discovery of defects and problems that are reported by consumer testing and quality organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer Reports.

As the House debated its legislation, starting in June, they had to do so without first fielding testimony from the U.S. government's leading transportation watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

(The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines this as «Level 4» autonomy — the agency's highest level.)

One of the direct consequences of the crash is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started to investigate 25,000 cars from the same line as with Brown's 2015 Model S.

In a blog post, Tesla Motors revealed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the company's Autopilot system, as a Model S electric vehicle driver was killed in an accident while the feature was turned on.

Peter Kurdock, director of regulatory affairs for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in Washington, said the group sent a letter Monday to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao saying it is concerned about a lack of action and oversight by the department as autonomous vehicles are developed.

In its current form, Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that classifies as a Level 2 automated system by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The three - wheeled Elio is engineered to attain a highway mileage rating of up to 84 mpg while providing the comfort of amenities such as power windows, power door lock and air conditioning accompanied by the safety of multiple air bags and an aerodynamic, enclosed vehicle body.

Harrington added: «British Cycling does not, as a matter of principle, believe that the correct way to address the safety of cyclists is by banning the activity altogether, and that the successful implementation of this Traffic Regulation Order could have far - reaching implications for cycling here in the UK which are contrary to Highways England's own Cycling Strategy.

«We know that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics promote keeping children harnessed for as long as possible,» said Sebastiaan Selders, product manager at Britax.

Britax has taken this seriously and has developed technology that exceeds the federal standard for head excursion as well as performing twice as many tests as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Or maybe its because Britax performs twice as many safety tests on their car seats than is required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrsafety tests on their car seats than is required by the National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrSafety Administration.

While some children might be the right size, age and maturity for a belt - positioning booster seat, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends riding in a 5 - point harness as long as possible and, therefore, a Combination / Harness -2-Booster seat might be a better option.

As recommended by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if you must place a child in a car seat in the front seat and your car has this cut - off switch, disable the air bag for the duration of the ride.

2014/11/12 — IIHS Rates All Britax Booster Seats as «BEST BET» in Category: Every Britax Harness -2-Booster seat earned a «BEST BET» today, the top rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Results of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's study indicate that the lap belt should not be wrapped around the abdomen of the child's body as it is sensitive and might get injured in case an accident occurs.

The Insurance Institute has rated it as one of the Best Bet Booster seats for Highway Safety.

For those car seats that can serve as car seat, recliner, and booster, you can check out at the Insurance for Highway Safety (IIHS)

The Maestro is even accredited as a «Best Bet» by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, so you can feel confident your child is secure in it.

«As the pressure on funding for highways and transport services has increased it has become more important to understand the impact of safety interventions and how best to invest limited resources.

Whilst the initiative has been sold as an omnibus road safety initiative to clear broken down vehicles from every nook and cranny, the wily RSML has ensured that in actual fact its obligations are in fact limited to seven major highway complexes and 21 towing points nationwide.

He also spoke at the meeting about maintaining provisions that protect the safety of highway workers and bus operators, as well as maintaining «Safe Streets» language, which, according to the release, aims to ensure that new infrastructure is designed in a manner that helps protect pedestrians.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office makes highway safety a top priority all year long, and we believe that reminding drivers about the costs of DWI in a dramatic way is an important part of this effort — particularly as the summer driving season begins and young drivers take to the roads.

As that old highway safety slogan didn't exactly say, the career you save might be your own.

In addition to improving the efficiency of gasoline - powered internal combustion engines through technologies such as direct injection, variable valve timing and turbocharging, the plan rests on giving a boost to electric - powered automobiles, such as the Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt, according to officials at the DoT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined as far back as 2003 that cell phone use — both phone calls and text messaging — while driving causes hundreds of thousands of car accidents and hundreds of crash - related deaths.

To fill the gap, you can pick up the $ 279,000 Transition which already complies with all Federal Aviation Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rules, although it doesn't quite live up to the sci - fi dreams many people had as children.

«In scenes where overtaking entails a critical traffic manoeuvre, such as on two - way highways, low visibility lanes or in situations with large vehicles, this is a safety system able to help to reduce the number of accidents.

It's about as much fun for the viewer as being dropped into a virtual - reality version of a highway - safety crash film.

The opening hour unfolds in a bubble of exhilarating disorientation, laying out the harrowing aftermath of Dallas in elliptical vignette: Jackie cradling JFK's hemorrhaging head, trying to keep it intact, as the motorcade races down the highway to safety; Jackie, adamant about remaining in her drenched clothing, watching as Lyndon Johnson (John Carroll Lynch) is sworn in on Air Force One, just two hours after the shooting; Jackie, still plainly in shock, breaking the news to her children.

The proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would require small school buses — those that weigh 10,000 pounds or less — to be equipped with lap - and - shoulder belts instead of just lap belts, as current rules require.

for all students, instruction in highway safety and traffic regulation, as required by section 806 of the Education Law;

FHWA researchers have pioneered a variety of safety enhancements for America's roads — such as cutting - edge retroreflective laminates which make highway signs brighter and more visible from greater distances — to address the needs of older drivers, which range from declining vision to decreased flexibility and psychomotor performance, and changes in perceptual and cognitive performance.

The IIHS prides itself as having a different set of tests than the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, beginning with its frontal impact trial.

The 2016 Jaguar XF hadn't been crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as of publication.

It's becoming tougher and tougher to earn the highest «Top Safety Pick +» rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) as the organization introduces more stringent criteria each year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970, as the successor to the National Highway Safety Bureau, to carry out safety programs under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofSafety Administration (NHTSA) was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970, as the successor to the National Highway Safety Bureau, to carry out safety programs under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofSafety Act of 1970, as the successor to the National Highway Safety Bureau, to carry out safety programs under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofSafety Bureau, to carry out safety programs under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofsafety programs under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofSafety Act of 1966 and the Highway Safety Act ofSafety Act of 1966.

As of this writing, the Ford Focus has not been completely crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

As of this writing, the 2011 tC has not yet been crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Focus a Top Safety Pick rating, as it scored good (out of a possible poor, marginal, acceptable and good) in all crash tests except the small overlap front test, in which it scored acceptable.

That remains to be seen, as the car — modified slightly for U.S. consumption — has yet to be tested by the NHTSA or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Safety The 2015 Navigator hadn't been crash - tested by either the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as of publication.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has rated more than 4,200 lines of tires using a grading system known as the Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS).

And sites out there like Safer Car, powered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, share safety and reliability ratings, as well as crash test results and recall upSafety Administration, share safety and reliability ratings, as well as crash test results and recall upsafety and reliability ratings, as well as crash test results and recall updates.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has tested few — if any — recent mainstream electric vehicles, but after the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf passed a battery (pun intended) of tests, both models have been named as IIHS Top Safety Picks.

Ms. Kaleta has served as Chief Counsel of the Research and Special Programs Administration, Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Transit Administration, Special Assistant to the Chief Counsel of the Federal Highway Administration, and staff attorney in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

As is expected for a limited - production supercar, the McLaren 570S has not been crash - tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

As of publication, the 2018 Audi Q5 had not been crash - tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Safety As of this writing, only a frontal crash test has been conducted on the 2013 LS, by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in which it received the top mark of Good.