Sentences with phrase «highway traffic study»

Statistically, men have a higher risk for insurance companies as they are involved in more accidents than are women, according to a highway traffic study.

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(Caveat: That impressive figure, pulled from a study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, excludes intoxicated drivers and assumes that everyone on the road is driving a talking car, that every intersection and stop sign in America can join in the conversation, and that the auto industry agrees on standardized equipment for all this chatter.)

The study of fluids in motion, she says, enables understanding of a huge number of phenomena in a vast range of fields, including biology, meteorology, medicine, astronomy, geology, oceanography, sports, animal behavior, and even highway traffic.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the study last spring at the request of Congress, and enlisted NASA engineers with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to conduct new research into whether electronic systems or electromagnetic interference played a role in incidents of unintended acceleration.

In 2009 the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began studying whether to mandate lane departure warning systems and frontal collision warning systems on automobiles.

In the early - 2000s, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) studied whether to make frontal collision warning systems and lane departure warning systems mandatory.

With three models of head - turning styling, two legendary HEMI V - 8 engine choices, up to 25 highway miles per gallon (mpg), more than 25 safety and security features and modern amenities, including Media Center 730N with voice - activated Uconnect ™ Navigation system and real - time traffic available, it's no surprise Dodge Challenger was awarded J.D. Power and Associates «Most Appealing Midsize Sporty Car» in its 2009 APEAL Study.

Mostly it was the result of two recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that came to similar and compelling conclusions.

Previous studies on the effectiveness of ABS - conducted by auto manufacturers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Canadian government and the insurance institute - also failed to show the systems have clear benefits.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, one - third of all police - reported crashes involve a rear - end collision (2013 study).

According to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a leading cause of commercial truck accidents is fatigued drivers.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a study this week, showing that three separate devices designed specifically to alert drivers when infants and children are left alone in a car do not work properly.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently published a study addressing the impact of crash severity on the likelihood that a driver or passenger in a rear - end accident would develop health problems resulting from soft tissue injury.

According to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a leading cause of commercial truck accidents is...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a press release last month regarding the results of two recent studies on impaired driving in the U.S..

According to a study by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclists are actually 37 times more likely to be fatally injured in a collision and 9 times more likely to be injured.

For example, the Hurt Report, a landmark study which was commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission in the early 1980s, found that approximately two - thirds of all collisions between motorcycles and automobiles are caused by the driver.

A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association found that the number of drivers who operate a car under the influence of drugs has risen over the past 10 years.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducts studies each year to provide statistical analysis regarding traffic collisions and truck accidents in the United Traffic Safety Administration conducts studies each year to provide statistical analysis regarding traffic collisions and truck accidents in the United traffic collisions and truck accidents in the United States.

From studies conducted in 2009 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving was the cause of 16 % of fatal crashes and 20 % of injury crashes.

The data used in this study were provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's FARS database that tracks different traffic - related statTraffic Safety Administration's FARS database that tracks different traffic - related stattraffic - related statistics.

The United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conducted a study and found that the quality of motorcycle helmets has improved dramatically in recent years.

According to a study released in 2013 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed and nearly 70,000 pedestrians were injured in traffic crashes across the country iTraffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed and nearly 70,000 pedestrians were injured in traffic crashes across the country itraffic crashes across the country in 2011.

A recent study conducted on Kentucky car accidents by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that in 2009 there were nearly 800 fatalities.

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In fact, a 2008 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study reported that head injuries accounted for 70 percent of bicycle fatalities.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers apparently cautioned that a number of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies found handheld mobile phones were more dangerous than hands - free devices.

According to one study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drivers turning left in front of motorcyclists were responsible for a staggering

According to a study produced jointly by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the majority of truck accidents are caused by a combination of factors, some of which may date back days or even months before the crash.

A study released in June 2017 by the Highway Loss Data Institute found legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington had led to 3 % more insurance claims involving traffic collisions than would have been expected if recreational marijuana hadn't been legal.

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study covering 10 states found that when universal helmet laws, which pertain to all riders, were repealed, helmet use rates dropped from 99 percent to 50 percent.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies show that on average, drivers under age 20 have more accidents, drive faster and are more prone to distractions than older drivers.

The Ford study used the latest statistics available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and found that there were 358 teen - aged driver fatalities in June, July and August of 2011.

According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more than 11,900 male drivers died in the USA from traffic accidents in 2009.

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study for the period from 2008 - 2010, before the ESC ruling, showed that the technology saved 634, 705 and 863 lives, respectively, during those three years.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles conducts studies of Florida's various traffic school programs every five years and has determined that the majority of these programs help to reduce future traffic tickets, collisions, or both.

Citing studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Governors Highway Safety Association the following article shows the numerous factors that led to the total number of driving related fatalities to fall to 31, 110 from 34, 502 in 2007.

The study, «Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers,» was issued by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, and is based on video footage gathered by researchers at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.

In a 2006 study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 80 % of all collisions were blamed on drivers engaged in distracting activities.

The study is based on fatal crash statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which looked at the number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles or caused by DUI, speeding, careless driving, or other causes.

Determining the type of person whom is most likely to drive while drowsy is difficult; however, studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority have shown that young adults between the ages of 18 - 29 are more likely drive while sleepy than any other age group.