Sentences with phrase «fatal crash risk»
Two studies provide more evidence that antilock brakes reduce fatal crash risk and insurance losses.
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A later federal report concluded that ABS reduces overall crash involvement risk by 6 percent for cars and 8 percent for pickups and SUVs but has no effect on fatal crash risk.
Effects of electronic stability control on fatal crash risk.
Not exact matches
«Assuming fewer than 10 per cent of Americans drive while high on April 20, our results suggest that drug use at 4/20 celebrations more than doubles the risk of a fatal crash,» said Redelmeier.
NHTSA recently began another study examining the crash risk of drug - positive drivers, comparing drivers involved in fatal and serious injury crashes to similarly exposed but non-crash involved drivers.
ESC lowers the risk of a fatal single - vehicle crash by about half, and it lowers the risk of a fatal rollover crash by as much as 70 percent (see «Roof strength affects injury risk in SUV rollover crashes, study finds,» March 15, 2008).
It engages automatically when it senses vehicle instability, and Institute research has found that ESC lowers the risk of fatal single - vehicle crashes by about half.
In Institute studies, ESC has been found to reduce fatal single - vehicle crash risk by 49 percent and fatal multiple - vehicle crash risk by 20 percent for cars and SUVs.
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.
This addition is based on Institute research indicating that ESC significantly reduces crash risk, especially the risk of fatal single - vehicle crashes, by helping drivers maintain control of their vehicles during emergency maneuvers).
Previous research found it significantly reduces the risk of fatal single - vehicle crashes.
Electronic stability control (ESC) could prevent nearly one - third of all fatal crashes and reduce the risk of rolling over by as much as 80 percent (see «ESC reduces multiple - vehicle crashes as well as single - vehicle ones,» June 13, 2006).
«Our research shows that a strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in the risk of serious and fatal injury in single - vehicle rollover crashes compared with the current federal standard of 1.5,» Lund explains.
Electronic stability control could prevent nearly one - third of all fatal crashes and reduce rollover risk by as much as 80 %; effect is found on single - and multiple - vehicle crashes
In fact, crash data collected by the NHTSA suggests that helmets reduce the risk of fatal injury following an accident by nearly 30 percent.
Research indicates that the risk of a fatal car crash is increased when a passenger between the ages of 8 and 17 is riding with a teen driver, travelling on high - speed roads or not wearing a seatbelt.
Female drivers are most at risk for being involved in a fatal crash involving a distracted driver.
However, truck drivers who operate tractor - trailers, semi-trucks, or 18 - wheelers, have an even greater duty to drive in a way that minimizes the risk of accidents because of their potential to cause severe or fatal crashes.
Even though helmets are not required for motorcycle passengers by law, wearing a helmet can greatly reduce the risk of fatal injuries in the event of a crash.
A Driving Safety Course will help you understand risk management, and as you can see from this data, a vast majority of fatal motor vehicle crashes occurred during good driving conditions, normal weather, daylight hours, driving in a straight line on a two lane road.
According to teendriversource.org, two or more peer passengers more than triples the risk of a fatal crash with a teen at the wheel.
A major distraction mentioned by teenage drivers is the presence of passengers [64], which has been shown to increase the risk of fatal crashes among 16 and 17 year - old drivers [65].
Compared to any other group, the risk to be in a fatal crash is substantially higher for 16 - to 19 - year - olds [2].
This data analysis examines the association between the April 20 cannabis celebrations in the United States and a population - level increase in the risk of fatal traffic crash involvement.