Sentences with phrase «avoid hitting a car»

Cortisol is your main stress hormone, and it rises during times of stress to sharpen senses and increase chances of survival (if you were, say, outrunning a tiger or slamming on your brakes to avoid hitting a car in traffic).

A camera mounted at the top of the windshield enabled a pre-collision braking system, which also warned me if it thought I wasn't braking soon enough to avoid hitting cars ahead.

Adaptive Cruise Control - Plus assists the operator with avoiding hitting cars ahead, and if needed brings the vehicle to a stop without driver intervention.

Ms. Zakrocki made a sharp turn to the left to avoid hitting a car in front of her, followed by a sharp turn to the right, her SUV eventually rolled over.

This can be a very BIG problem if the driver in front of you is not paying attention, and doesn't brake in time to avoid hitting the car that came to an abrupt stop in front of them... if your eyes were fixed on the back of their car, you will most likely be a party to the accident.

Not exact matches

The car did not slow down or swerve to avoid hitting her.

But — to borrow Brennan's example — if I need to step onto your lawn to avoid being hit by an oncoming car, I am ethically justified in doing so, despite the fact that I am thereby invading your space, your property.

«Unlike natural environments, urban environments are filled with stimulation that captures attention dramatically and additionally requires directed attention (e.g., to avoid being hit by a car), making them less restorative.»

Google's driverless car hit a bus after it avoided a sandbag.

Several car companies have developed systems that detect pedestrians and automatically brake to avoid hitting them and, embarrassing PR glitches aside, Volvo's «city safety» feature represents the market leader in this area.

In a Facebook comment responding to an article about an upcoming Black Lives Matter protest, «JM Roth» said to «run them over» and then proceeded to detail how you can avoid being charged with a crime if you hit someone with your car.

But if driving a car I could not avoid hitting either a dog or a child, I would try to avoid hitting the child.

Kimi Raikkonen just managed to avoid it, but Grosjean's car hit it with sickening force, causing the left rear tyre to deflate and sending the Haas driver into the barriers.

Sampson swerved to avoid what he thought was an obstruction in the road and hit a parked vehicle, which as a result hit two other parked cars.

Two cars had minor accidents avoiding a collision with the crane, however, no vehicles actually hit the crane, according to Cuomo.

In one of the scenarios Honda is testing, the first car traveling in a group of three slams on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal, which sends an immediate warning to the following vehicles and sends a picture of the situation to their dashboards.

The roads might soon be filled with driverless cars, programmed to stop or swerve to avoid hitting any pedestrian in...

Yes, perhaps the car DID hit them but a prepared cyclist could have easily taken evasive action to avoid...

Even though I'm a sporty girl, the only time you'll catch me running is to avoid getting hit by a car.

► A man driving a Smart Car nearly hits a line of people crossing the road, but pulls off to the side in time to avoid them.

When Josh slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a dog along a two - lane highway in the country, his car is rear - ended by Lorraine (Marianne Jean - Baptiste), a cellist en route to a gig.

Volvo's City Safety active safety system initially protected against hitting stationary obstacles or other cars, but was then expanded to avoid pedestrians, and again to prevent hitting wildlife.

Tesla doesn't yet condone drivers taking their hands off the wheel, and when asked whether the car can avoid pedestrians, Musk said «it shouldn't hit pedestrians... hopefully».

The rear wipers are there mostly so that you can clean the window to see before backing up (and avoiding hitting that gray - ish car parked across the street from your driveway).

So i threw my car sideways to avoid me getting hit and just the back of the car, but i went all the way sideways and avoid it altogether but could not come back out of it and hit the side of a curb with that wheel.

Our cars are doing more to avoid hitting people, but more people are getting killed anyway.

The van is bigger than what I have driven in the past, so the rear view camera is great for helping back out of parking spots and to avoid hitting other cars and people.

It includes the collision - mitigating braking system, which applies the car's brakes to avoid hitting obstacles sensed by its forward - looking radar.

During city driving, the car may slow itself to avoid hitting another vehicle or a pedestrian.

And also that in the future a car may be able to automatically avoid a pothole or slow its speed to soften the hit and avoid damage to the vehicle.

The 1994 Buick LeSabre Limited slowed down when its optional traction - control system became active.The system automatically cut back on engine power and gently applied anti-lock brakes, thus indicating that I had hit a patch of icy road during a test drive along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.It was a good early warning signal that allowed the driver to take corrective action and avoid disaster.Background: For several years, the LeSabre has been America's best - selling full - size car, which is puzzling.

When you build a car to that specification, the driver can avoid injury in a big hit like the one we had today.»

If you swerve to avoid hitting a deer and instead hit another car or tree, that accident would be covered by collision rather than comprehensive.

Note: Your vehicle can still be covered if you swerve to avoid hitting an animal and then hit another vehicle / object or overturn your car.

I am also concerned that, because she also runs around in the street, the dog will be hit by a car or cause an accident by someone trying to avoid hitting her.

Contrary to popular belief, cats do not have the innate instinct to avoid busy streets, and they frequently get hit by cars.

For male dogs, the benefits of neutering (orchiectomy) are not quite as compelling, although it does decreased the risk of prostate hypertropy and infections pretty significantly and if the dog is going to be allowed out unsupervised it does help to keep the dog home and to avoid complications associated with seeking out females in heat, such as being hit by cars, shot by angry female dog owners (maybe only a U.S. problem?)

Even the most careful driver can not avoid hitting a cat that runs across the street in front of a car.

With every care taken to avoid any accidents, I have been informed of deaf dogs that escaped the confines of his home only to be hit by an oncoming car.

The best advice I can give you is to avoid the opportunity of your pet being hit by a car in the first place by keeping your pet under control at all times.

Deaf dogs should be kept on leashes to avoid being hit by cars.

It very hard to manoeuvre your car while avoiding traffic at times and often your car stalls after you've hit the brakes.

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It's great to see how the driver of the car is steering the card to avoid getting hit and it's amazing to see the car deviate from its path after you kill the driver driving the vehicle or shooting down a passenger and just see him dropped down from the car.

Many times truck drivers have to brake suddenly in order to avoid hitting a pedestrian or a stalled car, thus causing a jackknifing accident.

Since cars often hit from the side if they are trying to swerve out of the way to avoid a crash, this is a serious problem.

These crashes can be the result of one vehicle hitting another at high speeds, or a car swerving sharply in order to avoid being struck by a distracted driver.

Don't be surprised if your car insurer tries to blame you for a hit - and - run so it can avoid paying anything.

The bicyclist might overreact to avoid the car, and crash into guardrails, fall off the roadway, hit parked vehicles or other obstacles, or inadvertently drive into the car

The bicyclist may fall off the bike while attempting to avoid your car door, often hitting the gravel at a speed forceful enough to cause serious injury