Not exact matches
The PATH rail system may
not install a new
crash -
prevention system by December 2015 after all, even though the federal deadline was one reason that officials gave just weeks ago for shutting down weekend service between Jersey City and the World Trade Center for a year.
As of publication, the car hasn't undergone the tougher small - overlap
crash test, and its optional
crash -
prevention technology hasn't been evaluated.
The Buick Envision received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick Plus rating for earning the highest rating of good (out of a possible good, acceptable, fair and poor) in all crashworthiness tests and a score of advanced (out of a possible
not available, basic, advanced and superior) in front
crash prevention with optional equipment.
It also received a «Basic» rating in front
crash prevention because it doesn't have automatic braking technology.
Additionally, the previous IS received praise from the IIHS for its
crash prevention technology, so seeing as it's now standard, the new version should receive similar — if
not better — marks.
Within those groups, vehicles are listed in order of their ratings (good, acceptable, marginal or poor in the Institute's crashworthiness evaluations and headlight evaluations and superior, advanced, basic or
not available for front
crash prevention).
Crash protection starts with
crash prevention, but sometimes a driver's reaction might
not be quick enough to prevent a collision.
The Q3 doesn't have an available front
crash prevention system.
For this reason, some cars featuring all of the latest
crash prevention gear may
not be represented here.
«Just as forward collision warning systems that include autonomous braking cut
crashes more sharply than those that don't, lane departure
prevention systems that don't rely on a driver's response may hold more promise than the systems HLDI has looked at so far,» says David Zuby, the Institute's chief research officer.
Even worse, automakers like Subaru with excellent forward
crash prevention systems don't include it on all trims.
So, for example, the Subaru Outback can be advertised as earning the Top Safety Pick Plus rating, even though much of the inventory on its dealers» lots are
not actually TSP + eligible because the forward
crash prevention system is
not included on top - selling trims.
Front
crash prevention isn't available on nonhybrid versions of the Civic.
Even if a front
crash prevention system doesn't avoid a
crash altogether, it may still reduce the impact speed, thereby making a
crash less severe.
More recent
crash avoidance technologies like front
crash prevention and lane departure warning are
not expected to be in nearly all registered vehicles on the nation's roadways until after 2040.
It doesn't qualify for an IIHS front
crash prevention rating.
There are several systems that contribute to rear -
crash prevention, but the three main components being tested here are: backup parking sensors (so you don't hit stuff backing straight), rear cross-traffic alert (so you don't hit stuff coming from the sides when backing up), and rear auto - emergency braking (which saves your ass if you don't pay attention to the previous two).
However, the Q3 does
not offer front
crash prevention features like automatic emergency braking or forward collision warning.
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The Outlander achieved
not only a top Good rating in all
crash test, but a Superior for available front
crash prevention technologies.
The vehicle does
not have an emergency automatic braking system or collision warning system; therefore, it was
not tested for front
crash prevention.
The Edge doesn't qualify for the «plus» award because it doesn't have a front
crash prevention system equipped with automatic braking.
However, the Italian executive sedan missed the «Top Safety Pick» title because it doesn't offer front
crash prevention systems.
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This doesn't mean the Duster is unsafe to travel in, but its
crash -
prevention and driver - assistance systems lag behind the competition, while pedestrian safety is poor.
The new approach sought to reduce
crash losses by focusing
not only on driver behavior and
crash prevention but also on reducing injury risk during
crashes and mitigating the consequences after
crashes by, for example, decreasing the likelihood of fuel leaks that could lead to postcrash fires.
Crashes in which those vehicles were struck from behind but didn't strike a vehicle in front were left out, since front
crash prevention wouldn't be expected to prevent them.
The headlights that come standard on other Q70s are rated acceptable, but consumers can't get these headlights with the superior - rated front
crash prevention system.
Despite the good driver - side small overlap rating and good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, the Titan isn't eligible for a Top Safety Pick award because it has no available front
crash prevention system and both of its available headlight systems earn a marginal rating.
The Model S headlights earned a poor rating and the car hasn't been rated yet for front
crash prevention.
Toyota's prior version of the Corolla was rated marginal for small overlap protection, and the small car didn't have an available front
crash prevention system.
The Model S is only available with headlights that earn a poor rating and hasn't been rated yet for front
crash prevention.
However, unlike front
crash prevention, drivers must activate adaptive cruise control every time they use it, and the feature generally isn't used for all types of driving.
The current version of the Model S hasn't yet been rated for front
crash prevention.
Across manufacturers, the vast majority of winners qualify only when optionally equipped because front
crash prevention and acceptable or good headlights aren't part of their base trims.
They also may help explain why studies so far haven't found a consistent benefit from the feature, in contrast to forward collision warning (see «Evidence continues to mount in favor of front
crash prevention,» Aug. 26, 2015, and Status Report special issue:
crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).
Although useful as a descriptive phrase, «front
crash prevention» may
not be familiar to auto dealers.
Models with a basic - rated front
crash prevention system, which typically only issues a warning and doesn't brake, qualify for Top Safety Pick.
An available front
crash prevention system was required only for Top Safety Pick + and
not Top Safety Pick.
For instance, auto - braking technology, front
crash prevention or good headlights aren't always part of mainstream base trims, the IIHS said.
Those cities should consider this recent study, Bicycling
crashes on streetcar (tram) or train tracks: mixed methods to identify
prevention that looked at how cyclists and streetcar tracks interact, and it isn't pretty.
Crashworthiness concerns the safety of a vehicle during a car accident,
not crash prevention.