Sentences with phrase «chance of a car crash»

Each passenger a teen has in the car increases the chances of a car crash.

Many in the industry say no, and have highlighted that the only reason why personal injury claims would drop 90 % is because current legislation and insurance policies are not adequately equipped to address the chances of a car crash.

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Your chances of surviving cardiac arrest — which can strike in healthy people, and kills more Americans each year than Alzheimer's, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, car crashes, prostate cancer, and suicides combined — vary immensely based on your zip code.

But because the things roll over so easily, overall «their occupants have roughly the same chance as car occupants of dying in a crash.»

The findings, described in an article published in the October issue of Annals of Surgery, offer confirmation and some insight, researchers say, for the fact that a patient's race and insurance status persistently make a difference in survival chances after a car crash, a gunshot wound or some other life - threatening injury treated in an emergency room.

Research by an affiliate of the insurance group, the Highway Loss Data Institute, estimates that overall chances of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower in hybrids because their large batteries make them heavier than similar gasoline - powered cars.

Of course, grueling hours also double a resident's chance of getting into a car crash and make them one third more likely to commit a serious error, studies had founOf course, grueling hours also double a resident's chance of getting into a car crash and make them one third more likely to commit a serious error, studies had founof getting into a car crash and make them one third more likely to commit a serious error, studies had found.

Normally the support crews have to rush once the cars have been sent away, just to get to the finish ahead of them, but instead they get the rare chance to take several quiet hours off, giving me a chance to grab some time with Sven Quandt himself, interrupted only by occasional progress reports crackling through the team radio: Peterhansel is enjoying a clear run in the lead, with several crashes and breakdowns occurring behind him.

Due to the mismatched bumper heights, a car - to - SUV crash has a higher chance of destroying radiators and cooling fans, disabling the vehicle after an accident and driving up repair costs.

In a 2011 report by IIHS, the group found that side impact airbags reduced the chance of death in a side impact crash by 37 % in cars and 52 % in pickup trucks.

The Volvo V60 was one of the first cars to come with automatic emergency braking as standard, which lessens the chances of a crash in low - speed, stop - start traffic.

Using a lap / shoulder belt reduces the chances of dying in a crash by 58 percent for people seated in the center rear seat of cars and 75 percent for people buckled up in minivans, pickups and SUVs, a new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report indicates.

This senses vehicles, pedestrians and other hazards in front of the car when you're travelling at town speeds and automatically hits the brakes if you fail to do so, reducing the chances (or severity) of a crash.

Speed is one of the most - cited causes of car accidents in the U.S. and certain drivers stand a higher chance of being involved in a crash than others.

Buying a car with advanced safety features such as anti-lock brakes, air bags, electronic stability control and high crash protection ratings will decrease the chances of serious injury and death in the event of a crash, reduce the cost of your car insurance and may also boost your vehicle's resale value.

Mess things up though, and you'll experience one of the game's deadly crash sequences - although again, it doesn't destroy your chances and you'll be back in the race in no time - currently, there's no car damage either.

Now if a country was told that there is a 99.999 % chance that there will be more than 30 000 casualties in car crashes for the coming year, with a cost larger than 100 billions of $, would it ban the use of cars?

In fact, your chances of being in a car accident in Vancouver are very high considering there are over 260,000 car crashes reported in BC annually; and many of us have been in one or two already.

By seeking our car crash attorneys, you have a much greater chance of receiving full payment for your injuries and losses.

Their chance for car crash injury is significantly out of proportion.

The more time a parent spends with their teen practicing the skills of driving, the higher that young person's chance of making the right decision in the future and being crash free when neither their instructor or parents are in the car with them.

Senior citizens also tend to have weaker bones and get injured comparatively easily in comparison with a younger person; which boils down to a higher chance of an injury during a car crash.

Chances are, you know people who are frightened of flying in airplanes but don't think twice about getting into an automobile, despite statistics that place the odds of dying in a plane crash at 1 in 11 million while the odds of dying in a car crash are (according to some sources) as high as 1 in 5,000.

Car crashes can sometimes lead to insurance increases, however, there are some ways to reduce your chances of this occurring.

If one makes poor choices while driving, they increase their chances of causing car crashes.