Sentences with phrase «by crash severity»

Air bags (multi-stage) Regulates the amount of air bag necessary for the front passengers by crash severity.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK (AP)-- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes in which they are involved.

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 goal of the national CDL program is to reduce the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes in the United States by requiring states to conduct knowledge and skills testing before issuing a CDL, maintain a complete and accurate driver history record for anyone who obtains a CDL, and impose appropriate disqualifications against any driver who violates certain offenses.

The study by IIHS» VP of research, Jessica Cicchino, shows that ``... lane departure warning lowers rates of single - vehicle, sideswipe and head - on crashes of all severities by 11 percent and lowers the rates of injury crashes of the same types by 21 percent.»

Anti-lock brakes, touted by U.S. automakers as key to preventing traffic accidents, do not help much in cutting either the number or the severity of crashes, a major national study showed Thursday.

The agency «agrees with the petitioners that [these] systems have the potential to save lives by preventing or reducing the severity of rear - end crashes.»

This information is then analysed to determine the severity of the impact and assess the crash protection offered by the car.

Standard safety equipment includes: • Advanced Multi-stage Front Air Bags provide nearly instantaneous occupant protection by matching air bag output to crash severity • Low - risk Deployment Air Bags are included for smaller and out - of - position occupants • Front Seat - mounted Side Air Bags deploy for enhanced thorax protection during a side impact • Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains with Extended Up Time deploy down to provide all three rows vehicle occupant head protection during side impact • Structural Driver and Front Passenger Knee Bolsters control occupant kinematics and reduce leg loads • Available Child Booster Seats for children 4 foot 9 inches (1.45 m) tall and between 48 lbs.

The research into these 207 people found a correlation between duration of symptoms associated with WAD and crash severity, measured by mean acceleration and change in velocity.

It also increases the severity of the crash by exerting a greater force on any objects the car contacts.

Due to the severity of most 18 - wheeler accidents, the victim in a crash that was caused by a tractor - trailer driver may be entitled to receive financial compensation for lost wages and benefits, any disability that resulted from the collision, medical expenses, suffering, and pain.

Their data showed that the severity of the crash increased by 37 % for a driver at.01 % BAC as compared to a sober driver.