Sentences with phrase «drivers from car crashes»

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The carmaker continues to grapple with fallout from a fatal Florida crash of a Model S sedan after both the driver and the car's «autopilot» system failed to detect a white tractor - trailer against a «brightly lit sky.»

For instance, we know that each car in, say the city of New York, has a driver that keeps it from (hopefully) crashing into other cars.

Car crashes, and their after - effects are mitigated to various degrees by expensive technology (from street surface technology to driver training, airbags and traction control).

Article 9.2 of the sporting rules outlines the season - long number allocation, but it also explains that «this number must be clearly visible from the front of the car and on the driver's crash helmet».

The British driver was lucky to emerge from the crash without a scratch, and was cheered the moment he emerged from the wreckage and tried to get back to the pits to jump into the spare car.

Wyatt has said they might give police better pictures of cars and drivers in the case of accidents than the city's regular network of surveillance cameras, often far from the crash and the windshield.

Meanwhile, Interstate 86 is closed from the Pennsylvania state line to Bemus Point in both directions because of bad weather conditions and car crashes, as snow - covered roads continue to create perilous conditions for drivers throughout the region.

Interstate 86 was closed from the Pennsylvania state line to Bemus Point in both directions because of bad weather conditions and car crashes, as snow - covered roads continue to create perilous conditions for drivers throughout the region.

He has gotten money to build new schools; passed legislation allowing day care workers to unionize and protecting livery car drivers from violent crimes; and created a scholarship fund for the children of people killed on American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in Queens in 2001 on its way to Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital.

To make matters worse, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute reports that nearly 80 percent of car crashes result from drivers» lack of attention (pdf) to the road.

This study is based on data from six U.S. states that routinely performed toxicological testing on drivers involved in fatal car crashes — California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.

A study from the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health found that obese drivers are 78 % more likely to die in a car crash compared to thinner people.

Players are thrust into the loud, intense, and athletic experience of racing a car from the driver's perspective through the combination of perception based G - forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the all - new brutally disorienting crash dynamic.

When a car crashes in front of their campervan they discover the driver is in fact a real alien (voiced by Seth Rogen, Knocked Up) on the run from the authorities.

In a day when cars increasingly are saving drivers from themselves, the Kona Ultimate delivers as standard equipment life - saving technology such as blindspot crash warning with lane - change assist; rear cross-traffic crash warning; forward collision avoidance with pedestrian detection; lane - keep assist with driver - attention warning; and parking - distance warning while in reverse gear.

In fact, Kia engineers are targeting top marks from both NHTSA and IIHS crash - tests, aided in part by a new driver's knee airbag, for a a total of nine airbags in the car.

It's a safe car, too, with a five - star crash - test rating from Euro NCAP thanks to standard kit that includes seven airbags and a host of driver assistance aids, including autonomous emergency braking, which continuously monitors the road ahead for obstacles and can brake to help avoid or mitigate a collision.

If a crash is unavoidable, the system will automatically brake the car afterwards without any intervention required from the driver.

The suspension will have to be so hard that its a nightmare on normal roads, crashing over very twig in the road... Make it a good drivers car, which can be almost taken as read with Honda, but above all make it into a drivers car we can live with from day to day

The dynamic, new - from - the - ground - up 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, 2016's North American Car of the Year, (www.automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan/) has received the highest available rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including a SUPERIOR rating for frontal crash prevention when equipped with the Honda Sensing ™ suite of safety and driver - assist technologies, available on all 2016 Civic Sedan models.

That safety package includes a Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection to alert drivers of a possible crash and can begin automatic braking if necessary; Lane Departure Alert with a vibrating steering wheel warning; Intelligent High - Beam headlamps, and All - Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, which uses radar and a front camera to maintain a set distance from the car ahead.

To estimate side airbag effectiveness in on - the - road crashes, Institute researchers used data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System to compute the relative risk of dying for drivers of 1997 - 2002 car models with and without side airbags when their vehicles were struck on the left (driver) side.

IIHS testing reveals that in crashes of this type the impact occurs toward the car's outer edge; the vehicle has a tendency to rotate during the collision, resulting in the driver's head moving outboard, away from the frontal airbag.

This can help prevent other drivers from crashing into you or getting stuck behind you while your car is immobilized.

Chevrolet has crash - avoidance technologies on many of its ’15 cars and trucks, including rear - vision cameras, a rear cross-traffic alert that uses two radars to let drivers know if a car is approaching from the side when backing, a side blind - zone alert, a forward collision alert that can sense a crash situation before you do, an adaptive cruise control and a lane - departure warning that can alert drivers who drift out of detected lane lines unintentionally or without a turn signal.

Advanced Safety Performance Utilizing Honda's second - generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure and «3 - bone» front floor construction, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems and available Honda Sensing ™ safety and driver - assistive technologies, the 2017 Ridgeline targets the highest available crash safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) including an a 5 - star Overall Vehicle Score in the NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and a TOP SAFETY PICK + score from the IIHS, including a GOOD rating in the Institute's rigorous small overlap frontal collision test.

Sensors in the car deploy the bag when an accident occurs, cushioning the driver and, in some cars, the passenger from the impact of a crash.

Aside from that, the car packs many safety features such as a modified spaceframe structure at the front and a carbon fibre crash element at the rear protect the driver in a crash, the special PS1 racing seat from the Audi R18 e-Tron quattro which has been known to set the safety standards for LMP1 cars is used for additional safety and is connected directly to the chassis for increased stiffness.

Yet these advancements in driver - assistance technology took nothing away from improvements in crash - protection: 96 percent offered standard two or more seating positions in the car compatible with new i - Size child restraints and 94 percent of new cars now offer rear seat load limiters and belt tensioners as standard.

Not only does it protect the driver from crash, but also the road users such as the pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists as well as the drivers of other cars on the road.

Using Honda's new Advanced Compatibility Engineering II body structure, the 2013 Accord's front frame is designed to disperse more energy away from the driver and passengers during a wider range of car crash scenarios than previous models.

Following on from that; the player is briefly introduced to a handful of drivers and TV broadcast style programming before being able to participate in a 1 lap race wild rush event as part of the Off - Road Masters series at the long layout of the Blue Paradise Pacific Ocean track that essentially acts as a tutorial to inform the player of how to control the car, rewind after a crash and switching between camera angles.

When can a passenger in a car with a driver who fails to observe a left - hand curve in a road and instead continues straight and plunges over an 8 - foot embankment into a ditch recover from the county for her significant injuries caused by the crash?

If you were injured in a pedestrian crash due to a driver's reckless behavior, contact a New Orleans car accident lawyer from Morris Bart, LLC.

Many people associate car crashes with intoxication; however, in some cases, vehicle accidents are caused by drivers who are suffering from a pre-existing medical condition.

If you were seriously injured in a preventable car crash, you could be eligible for compensation from the at - fault driver.

If you were driving a car and another driver crashed into whilst driving under the influence of alcohol, that driver might be found guilty of negligent behavior under Kansas City personal injury law and you might receive compensation from your claim with the help of our Kansas City personal injury attorneys.

After a regular car crash, you typically can collect compensation from the at - fault driver's car insurance policy.

In cases where someone else was at fault for the car crash that caused your injuries, it may be possible to start a lawsuit against that driver to get additional compensation from his or her insurance company.

Many clients involved in car accidents in Atlanta have come to me explaining that even though the officer ticketed them, the crash was the other driver's fault and they wonder what they should do with the traffic ticket from the City of Atlanta.

California state law also forbids involved drivers from fleeing the scene of a serious car crash.

After a car accident, the person injured may be entitled to seek compensation from the driver who caused the crash.

In addition to the serious injuries resulting from a bike accident, wrongful or premature death may also be the result of a negligent car, truck, bus or other vehicle driver who caused a bicycle crash.

Until the roads become safer, and reckless / negligent drivers are removed from highway, we can expect to continue suffering from the tragedy brought on by fatality car crashes in Washington and throughout the U.S..

About 25 % of car crashes with teens involve an underage drinking driver according to NHTSA statistics from «Traffic Safety Facts 2013: Overview.»

If you have been injured or one of your family members has been killed in a car crash or other motor vehicle accident and you suspect that your injury or loved one's death was caused by driver negligence or a defect in a vehicle or vehicle safety equipment, The Killino Firm's West Palm Beach, Florida, auto and car accident attorneys can help you fight for the justice you deserve from the parties responsible for your injuries or loved one's death.

By tracking down witnesses, reviewing medical records and working with police, a qualified car accident attorney can help victims from having to pay enormous costs after crashes caused by irresponsible drivers.

If you were hit by a car and the other driver fled the scene of the crash, you are going to need help from a Spokane hit - and - run car accident lawyer from Craig Swapp & Associates.

Our practice areas encompass the complete gambit of accident law, from brain injuries, spinal cord injury, catastrophic car collisions, drunk driver negligence, motorcycle / bike crashes, fatality cases, pedestrian knock down cases, ankle fractures, dog bites and long term disability claims against large insurance companies.

You have 120 days from the date of the car crash to put the at - fault driver on notice of your intention to sue.