Sentences with phrase «highest crash risk»

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that teen drivers have the highest crash risk of any age group.

The most dangerous year of somebody's life is the year that they get their driver's license, and 16 - year - olds usually have the highest crash risk.

Not exact matches

If construction rates do moderate, prices in the hot markets of Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York, Boston, and Phoenix should rocket to all time highs but what is the risk of a housing market crash?

We know that the current climate has historically been associated with very high risk, which sometimes means very very powerful rallies, and sometimes means crashes.

Its stock valuation has dropped by more than half since July 2015; in January, it posted its first full - year loss since 2008; and one of its many tranches of bonds — one specifically designed to be a high - risk, high - reward safety valve in times of trouble — has recently begun to crash.

«Since the crash is not a certain deterministic outcome of the bubble, it remains rational for investors to remain in the market provided they are compensated by a higher rate of growth of the bubble for taking the risk of a crash, because there is a finite probability of «landing smoothly,» that is, of attaining the end of the bubble without crash.»

But then what if, and just to point out there is ample risk in this «if», the combination crashes repeatedly after few highs in favour of «vast - and - hard» to recover lows.

The latest study published in June 2012, showed that high school students in the United States had significant progress over the past two decades in improving many youth risk behaviors associated with the leading cause of death in their age group, car crashes.

A 2009 study conducted as part of Partners for Child Passenger Safety found that kids between 4 and 8 were 45 percent less likely to sustain moderate to serious injuries in crashes when they were restrained in high - back or backless booster seats to lap - and - shoulder seat belts alone — and this reduction in injury risk went up to 67 percent for kids in post-1998 car models.

She said the Nigerian economy, including the banking sector, was facing various kinds of risks as a result of the challenges of high inflation, naira depreciation, oil price crash and decline in manufacturing output.

High visibility may encourage drivers to speed, a known crash risk.

A driver's crash risk is eight times higher if they are texting on a cellphone and, despite seeming safe, talking hands - free makes drivers four times more likely to be involved in a crash..

«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.

Excessive sleepiness can cause cognitive impairments and put individuals at a higher risk of motor vehicle crash.

That's higher than the risk of death from a plane crash, but flights begin with emergency procedures for «what if»?

The risk of crashing is higher, so I'm staying all manual.

A priority of the initiative is to close gaps in pedestrian and bicycle networks where the risk of a crash is high.

Head restraints extended to the highest position go 25 mm over the downward movement limit, which can cause them to unexpectedly move down in the event of a crash and increase the risk of injury.

The Problem: The driver - side floormat anchor may break allowing the mat to move and become trapped between the accelerator pedal and the vehicle carpet, resulting in very high vehicle speeds and increasing the risk of a crash.

the accuracy with which the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASIC) identify high risk carriers and predict future crash risk or other safety indicators for motor carriers and the highest risk carriers; and

We didn't record high injury forces on any of the dummies in the back seats, but in a crash at a different speed or configuration the heads of back - seat passengers would be at risk without side airbags,» Lund notes.

Data from real - world crashes indicate that the overall risk of death isn't higher in a convertible, but this doesn't mean there aren't any safety disadvantages.

Both the headlights and taillamps are positioned high, above common crash zones, to reduce the risk of damage in minor collisions.

The Avalon's high - strength body works to disperse crash energy away from the occupants, while the Whiplash - Injury - Lessening seats have been engineered to yield in a controlled manner in order to reduce the risk of a neck injury in the event of a collision.

Concern: In the event of a crash, the front passenger seat occupant may be placed at a higher degree of risk if the airbag fails to fully and / or properly deploy.

Some of the most popular small cars sold in India, including Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo, have failed crash tests showing high risk of life - threatening injuries in road accidents, according to Global NCAP.

A similar speed reduction in a higher speed crash would significantly reduce injury risk, as well as vehicle damage.

The highest estimated effectiveness (74 percent risk reduction) is in two - vehicle crashes when a car with head - protecting side airbags is struck by another car or a minivan.

- Good structural performance in the small overlap front test - Low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of high severity - Side torso and side curtain airbags both deployed.

The first - ever independent crash tests of five brands of small cars from India have shown a high - risk of life threatening injuries in road crashes.

According to the Global NCAP, crash tests of Datsun and Maruti Swift demonstrated a high risk of life - threatening injuries.

Such restraints should reduce the risk of whiplash injury by meeting positioning requirements in relation to drivers» heads — that is, the restraints would be positioned high enough and close enough to the backs of occupants» heads in a rear - end crash to mitigate neck injury.

Teens» high risk of crashing is amplified by certain vehicles, and teens are more likely than other drivers to have the least safe types of cars, new studies show.

Concern: If the pressurized oil cooler line becomes disconnected from the fitting, engine oil could be sprayed onto a tire and increase the risk of a crash at high speeds.

A high - risk fund will track highs and lows of the market; a low - risk fund will track the market more softly, reducing the losses in a crash.

Seniors are now living longer, so high minimum withdrawal rates increase the risk of outliving their nest eggs — particularly when they are forced to make large withdrawals from portfolios after a market crash such as occurred in 2008.

A study by the Texas Transportation Institute found that higher risks of a crash while texting are caused by significantly delayed response times, problems with speed consistency, visual contact with the road, and lane positioning.

If you're 30 years away from retirement and have a high risk tolerance (having mostly stock in your portfolio) then a market crash will not jeopardize your investment objectives because you're years away from having NEED for the funds.

Since a housing crash as happened in 2007 is not likely in the foreseeable future, such a future risk is not considered high.

First, the historical equity risk premium was high and decades could pass before a big - enough crash, making it very costly to sit in cash.

If you don't re-balance, your high risk return holdings will become overweighted in your portfolio, which is a bad thing if the market crashes and you will lose more than you are comfortable with.

So, if you can just show, for example, that the odds of a stock market crash are far higher in years when the P - E ratio is much higher than average (or for housing crashes the buy - rent, or price - household income ratio), or that the expected risk - adjusted long run return is much lower than average, or other «anomalies» (anomalous to the EMH) like this, then you can show that the EMH is substantially far from the truth.

Accordingly, two predominant risks characterize a momentum strategy: substantial drawdowns, or crashes, and a crowded momentum trade, which makes the trading costs high enough to obliterate the alpha of the strategy for the careless momentum surfer.

Not only are unrestrained pets a major distraction for drivers, they also are at a higher risk for injury in the event of a crash.

If you sleep only 4 to 5 hours, you are at an even higher risk to crash.

And now, IIHS crash tests reveal a high risk of underride accidents when a passenger car hits the back side of a truck.

Likewise, crashes on your driving report might signal to insurers that you're a higher risk on the road, even if you didn't cause the collisions.

After six months, things do get better — but the teen driver is still at a high risk of injury in a car crash.

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.

A large population and crowded roads means that residents of Tampa are at high risk of being involved in a crash at some point in their lives.