Ratings are provided for both of the individual seating positions in the side -
barrier crash safety test, as well as a combined rating for both positions, while the side - pole rating is based on a test of the frontal seating position only.
Not exact matches
March 27: Tesla releases its first blog post, «What We Know About Last Week's Accident,» saying it hasn't been able to retrieve computer logs from Huang's vehicle and blames the damaged highway
safety barrier for the severity of the
crash.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety replicated small front - overlap
crashes with seven small SUVs that received good ratings after the front driver's side corner of the vehicle hit a
barrier at 40 mph.
«The reason this
crash was so severe is that the
crash attenuator, a highway
safety barrier which is designed to reduce the impact into a concrete lane divider, had either been removed or crushed in a prior accident without being replaced,» the company wrote.
1:31 p.m. — The first
crash of the race came on Lap 53, when polesitter Scott Dixon was hit by the slowing car of Jay Howard, leading to a huge
crash that saw the former car flip through the air, damage the
safety fence and bounce off the
barrier.
That NASCAR hasn't had a fatality in one of its three national divisions since 2001 is a testament to its steadfast commitment to
safety, including requiring drivers to wear head - and - neck restraints, tracks to install energy - absorbent
barriers, and stringent rules covering the construction of cars so that when a
crash does occur the driver doesn't bear the brunt of the impact.
Earlier on there were also some bizarre
crashes behind the
safety car, including two drivers losing control and hitting the
barrier.
Many parents like the look of overhead shield seats, and may think that the horizontal bar, or tray, adds a
safety barrier to keep their child from flying forward in a
crash.
The BMF, as a long campaigner for safer
crash barriers for motorcyclists, was concerned that given the large numbers of motorcyclists expected to use this route, such a road should not have steel or wire - rope
safety barriers but have instead the latest, motorway - standard, concrete
barriers and this has now been confirmed by Lancashire County Council.
THE BRONX — Concrete
barriers and reduced speed limits are among the
safety measures being added to a dangerous stretch of the Bronx River Parkway where seven family members died in a car
crash Sunday.
Safety The 2012 Rio 5 - Door received a four - star (out of five) overall rating in National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
crash testing, but its performance was marred by a
Safety Concern warning in the side
barrier crash test.
«The reason this
crash was so severe is because the
crash attenuator, a highway
safety barrier which is designed to reduce the impact into a concrete lane divider, had been crushed in a prior accident without being replaced,» the Tesla statement read.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a Maxima with the structural and airbag modifications in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 1999 ML 320 with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a GS 400 with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
All Topics Accessibility Automated Flaggers Computer Programs Construction and Maintenance Personnel Flaggers
Crashes Crash Prevention Design Work Zone Design Driver Education Evaluation and Assessment Performance Measurement Excavation Trenching Impact Analysis Incentives Incident Management Inspection Intelligent Transportation Systems Changeable Message Signs Portable Changeable Message Signs Truck - Mounted Changeable Message Signs Highway Advisory Radio Landscape Maintenance Law Enforcement Photo Enforcement Lighting Maintenance Practices Night Work Penalties Fines Public Relations Public Information Programs Radar Drone Radar Road Shoulders Pavement Dropoffs Shadow Vehicles Speed Control Speed Limits Steel plates Temporary Traffic Control Detours Flagging Lane Closure Merging Control Signing Traffic Control Plans Traffic Congestion Traffic Control Devices Arrow Panels
Barriers Guardrails Temporary
Barriers Temporary Concrete
Barriers Channelizing Devices Barricades Direction Indicator Barricades Drums Opposing Traffic Lane Dividers Crash Cushions Truck - Mounted Attenuators Delineators Pavement Markings Temporary Pavement Markings Rumble Strips Temporary Rumble Strips Sign Sheeting Sign Supports Signs Stop / Slow Paddles Traffic Signals Portable Traffic Signals Warning Lights Traffic Delay Traffic Lanes Reversible Traffic Lanes Traffic Queuing Training Certification Travel Time Utility Operations Visibility Warning Devices Intrusion Alarms Warning Systems Work Zone
Safety Pedestrian
Safety Work Zone Supervision Work Zones Mobile Operations Short Duration Short - term Stationary Worker
Safety Personal Protective Equipment Hard Hats Protective Clothing High Visibility Clothing
Safety Eyewear
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the CTS in two 40 mph frontal offset
crash tests into deformable
barriers.
All Topics Accessibility Automated Flaggers Clear Zones Construction and Maintenance Personnel Flaggers Construction Management Contracts Crash Tests
Crashes Crash Data Crash Investigation Crash Prevention Data Collection Design Roadside Design Driver Education Equipment Handling Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Excavation Trenching Hazards Impact Analysis Incident Management Inspection Installation Intelligent Transportation Systems Changeable Message Signs Portable Changeable Message Signs Landscape Maintenance Law Enforcement Photo Enforcement Lighting Maintenance Practices Mobility Night Work Public Relations Public Information Programs Retroreflectivity Rural Highways
Safety Technology Speed Control Speed Limits Standards Surveying Teenage Drivers Temporary Traffic Control Flagging Lane Closure Signing Traffic Control Plans Tort Liability Traffic Congestion Traffic Control Devices Arrow Panels
Barriers Guardrails Temporary
Barriers Temporary Concrete
Barriers Channelizing Devices Crash Cushions Truck - Mounted Attenuators Delineators Pavement Markings Rumble Strips Temporary Rumble Strips Signs Warning Lights Traffic Queuing Traffic Violations Speeding Training Train the Trainer Urban Highways Utility Operations Visibility Websites Work Zone
Safety Pedestrian
Safety Work Zone Supervision Work Zones Mobile Operations Short - term Stationary Worker
Safety Backing (Driving) Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing
The side -
crash safety evaluations continue to include the side -
barrier test used previously where a moving
barrier strikes a stationary vehicle at an angle.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Liberty in two 40 mph moderate overlap frontal
crash tests into deformable
barriers.
In a rare show of solidarity, domestic and international automakers last week jointly attacked insurance industry
crash tests that suggest sport - utility vehicles are not as safe as their reputations.The tests of six mid-sized sport - utilities were conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, an organization funded by automotive insurers.The institute conducts tests into a
barrier at 40 mph to simulate two vehicles colliding head - on, but with the
crash focused on the driver's side.
Throughout these car - to - car
crash tests (which were designed to simulate conditions considerably harsher than those found in conventional stationary -
barrier testing) the Integra was able to clear all target values, assuring the highest levels of enhanced
safety performance.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Sienna in two 40 mph moderate overlap frontal
crash tests into deformable
barriers.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 2001 RAV4 with the initial structural and airbag modifications in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
The «plus» in Top
Safety Pick + is added if the vehicle scores an «acceptable» or «good» in their small overlap
crash test, in which the vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a
barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph (64 km / h) collision.
At a lecture in Sydney, Australia, he said
barrier crash tests used to set worldwide
safety standards are not necessarily a proper measure of what is safe or unsafe, and blamed government regulation.
Euro NCAP results revealed that the i30's cabin aced the frontal offset deformable
barrier and side impact
crash tests, but the hatchback also scored high in the
safety assist and pedestrian protection departments.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Grand Caravan in three 40 mph moderate overlap frontal
crash tests into deformable
barriers.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a Fusion with the added part in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the 2004 Elantra with the redesigned driver and passenger airbags in three 40 mph moderate overlap frontal
crash tests into deformable
barriers.
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the redesigned 2004 S40 in a 40 mph frontal offset
crash test into a deformable
barrier.
The idea, here, is to allow that frame to absorb impacts in a number of different
crash conditions, especially the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's small overlap
crash, which only subjects the outer 25 percent of a vehicle's front end to an impact with a
barrier.
And every now and then, some vehicle is going to
crash through the
safety barriers.
He also noted that according to vehicle data, driver Wei Huang didn't have his hands on the steering wheel for six seconds prior to the
crash into a disabled
safety barrier.