Roughly three percent of American collisions involve a rollover but roughly 30 percent of all traffic deaths among those
riding in a passenger vehicle happen in a rollover accident.
Because of the weight and size of large trucks, the majority of fatalities involving large commercial vehicle accidents happen to
occupants in passenger vehicles.
NHTSA's forthcoming rulemaking to require brake override
systems in all passenger vehicles will further help ensure that braking can take precedence over the accelerator pedal in emergency situations.
The technology is significantly reducing rear - end
crashes in passenger vehicles (see «Crashes avoided: Front crash prevention slashes police - reported rear - end crashes,» Jan. 28, 2016).
Tata Motors, which has seen an uptick
in its passenger vehicle sales with the trio of the Tiago hatchback, Tigor compact sedan and the Hexa crossover, is all set to up the ante with the rollout of the much - awaited Nexon SUV later this year.
Propose rules, by the end of 2011, to require brake override systems, to standardize operation of keyless ignition systems, and to require the installation of event data
recorders in all passenger vehicles;
Nearly all forward - facing child restraints had tethers by 1999, though the corresponding anchors weren't
required in passenger vehicles until 2001 models.
- Require rear shoulder
belts in all passenger vehicles (except convertibles) manufactured after Sept. 1, 1989, and in all multipurpose vehicles and convertibles made after Sept. 1, 1990.
Boosters earn a rating of BEST BET, GOOD BET, Check Fit or Not Recommended, based on a protocol that involves measuring how three - point lap and shoulder belts fit a child - size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture under four conditions that span the range of safety belt
configurations in passenger vehicles.
For greater towing benefits, GM ® Motor Club provides optional nationwide roadside assistance for covered members 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week in any passenger vehicle, anywhere in the United States or Canada.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that restraint use saved the lives of 328 children younger than 5 riding
in passenger vehicles in 2016.
Other possible areas of improvement for the US would be
in passenger vehicle fuel economy, public transportation, the efficiency of freight transport, water efficiency policy, and requirements for large companies to conduct energy audits and hire energy managers.
The CVT is rigged to simulate 10 gears (even has a launch gear, a
first in a passenger vehicle - oriented CVT) and comes with both a sport mode and paddle shifters.
New car sales in Western Australia dropped again last month, with a rise in SUV sales unable to counteract a
slump in passenger vehicle sales.
In Brazil — a country of 188 million people with the world's 14th largest economy — about 40 percent of the fuel
burned in passenger vehicles is ethanol derived from sugarcane.
It doesn't share its figures on them (though starting with model year 2011 vehicles, the EPA began including SUVs and vans — but not trucks — above the 8,500 pound
limit in its passenger vehicle category).
Not since the fourth - generation Honda Accord a friend of mine owned have I personally witnessed such a low, unobtrusive dash and
cowl in a passenger vehicle.
TATA in the passenger vehicle segment as part of its two - architecture strategy, two attractive innovations made their global debut with «H5X Concept» and the «45X Concept».
It is designed to offer high performance and connects modern India and its global citizens.Today, with the launch of TIGOR, we expand our product portfolio, invite new customers and reinforce our spirited
comeback in the passenger vehicle market.»
The effect of the changing vehicle mix and changing risks for occupants in struck vehicles is apparent in the fact that 70 percent of driver
deaths in passenger vehicles struck on the driver side by other passenger vehicles during 1980 - 81 occurred when the striking vehicle was another car.
Tata's mounting losses and the
fall in the passenger vehicle market has led to the company making some drastic changes; however, betting big on the success of the Bolt and Zest, Tata is all set to make it big once again.
Tata Motors is betting big on the first time upgraders owning small hatchback cars to drive sales of its newly launched compact sedan «Style Back» Tata
Tigor in the passenger vehicle portfolio.
On its part, the company is fully geared up to cater to a younger audience which it is targeting and is also employing quality manpower that will not only sell the cars but will also help strengthen Tata's brand
equity in the passenger vehicle market.
The center rear seat was the last to get lap / shoulder belts among seating positions
in passenger vehicles sold in the U.S.. Also known as three - point belts, lap / shoulder belts were mandated in the outboard rear seats of cars starting in model year 1990, and in pickups, passenger vans, and SUVs starting in model year 1992.