Sentences with phrase «fatal crash rate»

«We did a study... we found out the fatal crash rate was 28 percent lower for motorcycles with anti-lock brakes than for the non-ABS version,» said Anne McCartt, senior vice president of research at the Arlington, Va. - based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

A simpler analysis that didn't account for driver demographics found that lane departure warning cut the fatal crash rate 86 percent.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 16 -19-year-olds have a fatal crash rate that is nearly three times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over.

For every additional passenger, the fatal crash rate goes up.

Our trucks are safer than ever, and the U.S. Department of Transportation reports that the fatal crash rate has fallen 73 percent since 1973 — in large part thanks to these efforts.

Chrysler also released a chart showing several vehicles from the same era that have seen higher fatal crash rates than the Liberty or Grand Cherokee.

Effects of antilock braking systems on motorcycle fatal crash rates: an update.

Not exact matches

A fatal Tesla Model X car crash in California on March 23 also pressured share prices as well as the company's options and debt - market rating.

In 2017, NHTSA closed a probe into a May 2016 fatal crash involving a driver using the system and cited data from the automaker that crash rates fell by 40 percent after installation of Autopilot's Autosteer function.

In 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a probe into a May 2016 fatal crash involving a driver using the system and cited data from the automaker that crash rates fell by 40 percent after installation of Autopilot's Autosteer function.

This new study found they were associated with a 7 percent decrease in the rate of fatal crashes involving at least one drunk driver.

In a 2009 Institute study of vehicles with good ratings for frontal crash protection, small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants.

The rate of fatal crashes per 10,000 registered vehicle years was 31 percent lower for motorcycles equipped with optional ABS than for those same motorcycles without ABS.

In a release issued yesterday the institute said results from 2009 testing showed that small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants in vehicles that otherwise had good rating for frontal crash protection.

Research shows that drivers of vehicles that earn good ratings in frontal offset crash tests have significantly lower risk of fatal injuries in real - world frontal crashes, compared with drivers of vehicles with poor ratings.

In a 2009 IIHS study of vehicles with good ratings for frontal crash protection, small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants.

When such programs are shut down, the rate of fatal red - light - running crashes shoots up 30 percent.

AirlineRatings gives them a 6 - out - of - 7 safety rating, with 1 star removed for a fatal crash in 2009.

If you are planning a trip that involves air travel and you find out that one airline has a crash rate of.01 % and another.1 % (these are just hypothetical numbers; planes are much safer than this), you are going to choose the former, even if you are considering one - in - on - thousand chances because the consequences are so dire / fatal.

Legal sanctions do not appear to have a deterrent effect when looking at rates of hit - and - run pedestrian fatalities and sentencing guidelines for fatal hit - and - run crashes.

In Colorado, a very important consideration that may affect your rate is that the rate of fatal crash in Colorado has increased.

Fatal accidents involving a car and a pedestrian accounted for 14 percent of crash - related fatalities in the state of Utah in the year 2011, reaching the highest rate since 2002.

But claims rates start going up again for 65 year olds, and fatal car crash rates increase at 70.

If an area experiences many fatal car crashes, rates are more likely to go up in that area since these types of accidents tend to be highly costly for the auto insurance companies.

Of the vehicles that rolled over, utility vehicles presented the highest rate at 36.2 percent in fatal crashes, 9.6 percent in injury crashes and 2.4 in property - damage - only - crashes.

More specifically, the FSA reports that Florida recorded the highest rate of crashes (both fatal and non-fatal) and the second highest rate of alcohol - related crashes involving teenage drivers between 15 and 19 years of age.

Red light crashes are increasing at three times the rate of all other fatal crashes.

According to the head of an auto insurance company providing Florida auto insurance, they are glad to see such improvements and will be able to provide better auto insurance rates to the insurance clients because these developments will be helpful in reducing accidents, deaths, injuries and damages caused by some of the fatal crashes on the road.