Sentences with phrase «head restraint evaluations»
Head restraint evaluations are based on two criteria.
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In its crashworthiness program, the Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.
«Like the previous generation of the Edge, the 2015 model earns good ratings for occupant protection in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.»
Vehicles that earn a good or acceptable rating for small overlap protection and good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations qualify for Top Safety Pick.
The F - 150 crew cab, which Ford calls the SuperCrew, earns good ratings for occupant protection in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.
The extended cab, or SuperCab, earns good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations but just a marginal rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front crash.
The five tests include the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint evaluations.
The Kizashi also earns good ratings in the moderate overlap frontal test, side test and seat / head restraint evaluation.
Not exact matches
The Chevy and Ford also earned a Good rating in head restraint and seat evaluations and the Dodge only earned an Acceptable rating.
Like the outgoing model, the new Pilot has good ratings in IIH's four other crashworthiness evaluations — moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints.
IIHS rates vehicles based on their performance in moderate overlap front crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
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).
If a vehicle's seats, roof or headlights have changed at all, the Institute conducts a new head restraint, roof strength or headlight evaluation.
To qualify for Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in all five crashworthiness evaluations — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints.
The geometric rating and the dynamic rating are combined to produce a seat / head restraint combination's overall evaluation.
IIWPG conducted extensive research and testing to develop the procedures for the dynamic tests and evaluation criteria used by member research groups, including the Institute, to rate the performance of seat / head restraint combinations in vehicles sold in a number of world markets.
Seat / head restraint ratings are based on a two - step evaluation.
What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.
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.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The IIHS rates vehicles on performance in front and side crash tests, a roof strength test, and evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
«The latest findings show that seat / head restraint combinations that rate good in IIHS evaluations are helping to reduce the overall injury rate in crashes,» says David Zuby, IIHS chief research officer and one of the co-authors of the new study.
The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front crash, side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
Overall seat / head restraint ratings are based on a two - step evaluation.
The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The designation goes to models that achieve a good or acceptable rating in the challenging small overlap front test — introduced in 2012 — and a good rating in each of the Institute's four other crashworthiness evaluations — moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints.
This time, models must earn the highest safety score in every crashworthiness evaluation, including small overlap front, moderate overlap front, head restraints and seats, side, and roof strength.
Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.