Sentences with phrase «barrier crash safety»

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.

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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.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the CTS in two 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into deformable barriers.
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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.
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