Sentences with phrase «factors than crashes»

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Do the factors that caused the violent and historic decline in January 2016 suggest we are facing another major market crash as big — or bigger — than 2008?

More than 30,000 Americans are killed annually in car crashes, and human error is a factor in roughly 90 percent of them.

In 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of fatal work zone crashes.

In fact, as Congress looks at offsets, we should factor in the broader impact — such as giving people $ 39 billion worth of lost time back; or saving 830 million gallons of fuel; or eliminating more than 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions; or preventing more than 200,000 crashes.

A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints (see «Neck injury risk is lower if seats and head restraints are rated good,» March 15, 2008).

A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints.

Controlling for differences in vehicle weight, driver age and gender, and other factors, the researchers found that drivers of vehicles with good ratings were about 46 percent less likely to die in frontal crashes than drivers of the poor - rated vehicles they crashed into.

In a paper titled «Rational or Irrational: A Comprehensive Study of Stock Market Crashes,» the authors find that behavioural factors and other market microstructure issues are more significant than macroeconomic factors in explaining stock market cCrashes,» the authors find that behavioural factors and other market microstructure issues are more significant than macroeconomic factors in explaining stock market crashescrashes.

Do the factors that caused the violent and historic decline in January 2016 suggest we are facing another major market crash as big — or bigger — than 2008?

Gravel's off - road terrain certainly factors into the damage modelling as crashing into large trees, rocks, immovable structures, barriers and misjudged jumps will result in a reduction in the engine's power and erratic steering as the vehicle pulls to one side rather than remaining in a straight line which means the player will have to fight against the car when damage modelling is switched to active.

Driver error is ten times more likely to be the cause of the crash than any of the other factors contributing to a truck accident, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA).

Rollovers are particularly violent crash events, more so than other types of car accidents, and can be caused by a number of different factors:

While these factors contribute to a large number of serious motor vehicle crashes, a new study shows drowsy driving may be responsible for more injury accidents than previously believed.

Speeding, of course, is one of the most prevalent contributing factors in auto accidents, with the National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting the average annual cost of speed - related crashes nationally is more than $ 40 billion.

The program is designed to help young drivers improve their skills in four key areas that are critical factors in more than 60 % of teen vehicle crashes, hazard...

However, some driver training organizations apparently believe and certainly teach that covering just these few topics, plus backing / reversing, will make your drivers «safe,» but research and statistics show that there are far more than just a handful of factors in crash causation.

As the housing market in Canada begins to cool and the federal government talks of a soft landing for home prices, rather than a hard crash, attention is turning to the factors that fed record borrowing and contributed to overheated sales and price increases — and the risks that now lie within the financial system.