Sentences with phrase «car occupant injuries»

Automakers are cooperating to reduce vehicle incompatibilities in both side and front collisions that lead to car occupant injuries, and a big part of this is to equip vehicles with side airbags.

Not exact matches

«The private car driver and Dr. Kwame Ofori Boadu, aged 40 years, together with two occupants of the commercial bus sustained injuries and were rushed to Akim Oda Government Hospital for treatment, where victims Kwame Ofori Boadu, William Larbi and Kwabena Sefah aged 29 years, were referred to Emergency and Accident Centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi for further treatment.

If the ignition switch moves from the run position to accessory, the car would stall and the air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury to the occupants.

The occupant compartments in these small cars were severely compromised, often causing injury to the dummy.

Research has found that lap / shoulder seat belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front - seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate - to - critical injury by 50 percent.

In the event that the vehicle's lane - keep assist and lane - departure warning systems don't get the job done, the run - off protection system is designed to protect occupants from serious injury when the vehicle veers off of the road; if sensors detect a run - off taking place, the front safety belts will tighten for as long as the car is in motion to keep passengers safely in position.

DETROIT — The Chevrolet Lumina, Ford Taurus and Volvo 850 led a safety group's ranking of how well midsized cars protect occupants from injuries in a 40 mph collision.

These cars are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made to the rear occupant compartment.

Auto manufacturers are cooperating to reduce vehicle incompatibilities in both side and front collisions that lead to occupant injuries in struck cars (see Status Report special issue: vehicle incompatibility in crashes, April 28, 2005).

Such accidents can cause neck injuries to the occupants of both cars.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

«Cars» front - end structures are designed to manage a tremendous amount of crash energy in a way that minimizes injuries for their occupants,» says Adrian Lund, Institute president.

Studies show that occupants of larger cars are less likely to suffer serious injury in a crash than those in small cars.

The car gets a 4 - star rating in frontal - impact testing, and in side - impact testing the NHTSA determined that elevated rear seat occupant injury risk exists due to excessive rear door intrusion into the passenger compartment.

Side airbags are standard in more cars: Growing sales of SUVs and pickup trucks have exacerbated height mismatches among passenger vehicles, and these mismatches increase the risk of serious head injuries among occupants of side - struck vehicles.

The estimates update a 1999 NHTSA report that found a 44 percent reduction in the risk of fatal injury for back - seat outboard occupants in cars and a 73 percent reduction in fatal injury risk for back - seat outboard occupants of vans and SUVs.

Now some new designs of seats and head restraints are reducing neck injuries among car occupants involved in rear - end crashes.

«If a car's front - end structure absorbs and manages the crash energy so the occupant compartment remains largely intact, with little or no intrusion into the driver's space, then the dummy's movement is likely to be controlled, and injury measures are likely to be low.

This coverage is provided to you and occupants of your vehicle for injuries sustained or for you if you're struck by a vehicle while as a pedestrian (e.g. walking in a crosswalk and hit by a car).

Since both of the car's occupants sustained neck and back injuries that required a lengthy period of physical therapy, they decided to seek out legal counsel when they saw the staggering costs involved.

This is significant because the occupants of smaller passenger cars are at greater risk of serious or fatal injury in an accident with an SUV.

When passenger vehicles are involved in accidents with large trucks, the occupants of those cars are more likely to suffer serious and fatal injuries.

The violent forward and stopping the movement of occupants in a car accident is commonly called «whiplash» and is one of the leading causes of back injuries in an auto accident.

In fact, motorcyclists are nearly 34 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash and 8 times more likely to suffer injury.

The type of injuries sustained depend on a number of factors including the speed of the vehicles at the time of collision, the type of car accident, and whether the vehicle occupants were wearing a seatbelt.

This could affect anyone who has been injured in a car accident, including the driver and vehicle occupants, as well as anyone affected by the injuries or death of loved ones.

Because they are exposed and unprotected by sheet metal like car occupants are, those injured in bicycle accidents can suffer from very serious injuries.

The occupant of the car was transported via EMS to Holy Cross Hospital where he was treated for some very serious injuries, including multiple disc herniations, bulges in his neck and low back, as well as a near complete rupture and tear to his hamstring.

Accidents between a large tractor - trailer and a passenger vehicle lead to the occupants of the car suffering from serious injuries while the truck driver often walks away with little or no harm.

When a 40 - ton semi-truck crashes into a passenger car, the injuries to the occupants of the passenger car nearly always result in catastrophic injuries or death.

Even though there really is no medical, scientific or physiological connection between «damage to the car» and «damage to the occupant,» an auto injury claim involving little or no damage to the vehicles involved in the crash can be a significant stumbling block to resolving the case before an actual trial.

Even though seat belts have been installed in cars for the specific purpose of protecting occupants from injury, ejection, or death, improper use of these features may be quite dangerous.

Our Palm Beach County personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Aronberg, Aronberg & Green understand that on the night of Wednesday, November 12th, a car crash on Yamato Road near Route 441 in Boca Raton left a car flipped over and of the vehicle's occupants in an area hospital.

And the injuries to occupants of passenger cars involved in an accident with a truck can be horrific — and many times are fatal.

Airbags are intended to prevent passenger vehicle occupants from sustaining severe injuries in car accidents.

In this case, as well, car damages and occupants injuries are severe, especially the one sitting on the impacted side.

Every car accident is distinct due to a variety of contributing factors such as the circumstances surrounding the collision, the number of occupants in the vehicles, who was at fault, and the severity of your injuries.

This coverage pays you, resident members of your family, and occupants of your car for personal injuries caused by an uninsured motorist, an underinsured motorist, or a hit and run driver.

Bodily injury liability insurance covers the medical bills and loss of wages for the driver and / or occupants of the other car involved in the accident.

Bodily injury covers costs of medical bills and loss of wages, not for you, but for the driver and / or occupants of the other vehicle involved in the car accident.

The liability policy covers financial damages for bodily injury and property damage for the other car, its occupants and other property when the insured party is at fault in the event of a car accident.

Bodily injury liability insurance will cover the medical bills and loss of wages for the car driver and / or occupants in the other vehicle involved.

Bodily injury liability is a type of coverage that will handle the medical related costs for the driver and his or her occupants in the car involved in the accident with you.

Bodily injury liability covers medical costs and loss of wages for the driver and / or occupants of the other car.

Bodily injury liability will cover the medical care that the driver and / or occupants of the other car may need.

Bodily injury liability covers the medical costs of the driver and / or occupants in the other car.

Bodily injury will cover the medical bills and loss of wages of the driver and / or occupants of the other car involved in the accident.

Bodily injury liability covers medical costs and loss of wages for the driver and / or occupant of the other car involved in the accident.

Bodily injury liability covers the medical expenses for the driver and / or occupants of the other car involved in the car accident.

If you are not using your car, and have rented it to another party for use, the Motor Insurance would provide protection against any liability arising as a result of injury or death caused by the vehicle to the occupants.