Sentences with phrase «increase in collisions»

Many factors may be to blame for the drastic increase in collisions including a reduction of officers patrolling the segment from six CHP officers in 2015 to as few as two now, distracted drivers on cell phones, and increased traffic.

After retail marijuana sales began, the increase in collisions was 14 % higher than in nearby states.

Not exact matches

It's a similar concept to Google's belief in workspace designs that encourage employee interaction, or as they term it, «casual collisions,» which create the possibility for innovation throughout the day by reducing isolation and increasing connectivity.

As someone who has been educating sports parents about head trauma in sports for the past seventeen years, and about the very real risk posed by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for the last decade, it is not surprising that I receive emails from parents all the time expressing deep concern about stories in the media that have led them - wrongly - to fear that playing contact or collision sports, or suffering a sports - related concussion, especially one slow to heal, makes it inevitable that their child will develop CTE and is at greatly increased risk of committing suicide.

Despite increased awareness about concussions in recent years, some of those involved in contact and collision sports still don't seem as concerned as they should be about the risks.

After following closely developments in the impact sensor area for a number of years, and believing that this cutting edge technology had the potential to revolutionize the sideline identification of concussion in contact and collision sports and combat the chronic underreporting of concussions by athletes (which a new study has just shown persists, despite increased education), we decided to beta test the Shockbox football helmet sensor (one of the sensors nearing market launch).

One way, I believe, to address the problem of under - reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs of concussion and call for a concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms of the force of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion assessment.

Privia is a protective and comfortable seat for your newborn with Advanced Side Protection increasing the protection in the case of a side impact collision.

There are no studies that show a statistically significant increase in the likelihood of CTE simply from playing football or other contact or collision sport, and none, as far as I know, are even in the research pipeline, but those who say it is too early to connect the dots, well, their voices are being drowned out by those who suggest exactly that.

In most cases, athletes immediately removed from contact or collision sports after suffering a concussion will recover without incident fairly quickly (seven to ten days), but if they are allowed to keep playing, their recovery is likely to take longer, and they are at increased risk of long - term problems, and even catastrophic injury or death.

His title was «Occlusion Training Increases Strength and Hypertrophy in Collegiate Male Collision Sport Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic».

The report, published in 2005, found that red light cameras tended to reduce the number of T - bone accidents, but increase rear - end collisions.

No one disputes that higher speeds increase the likelihood of death in a collision or rollover.

The governor is also expected push for a tougher teacher evaluation system by linking some, if not all, of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid while also overhauling the state pension system — two moves that will put him on a collision course with powerful labor unions.

In addition, the study of ultra-peripheral collisions should play a greater role in the LHC heavy - ion programme, as collision rates further increase in Run 3 and beyonIn addition, the study of ultra-peripheral collisions should play a greater role in the LHC heavy - ion programme, as collision rates further increase in Run 3 and beyonin the LHC heavy - ion programme, as collision rates further increase in Run 3 and beyonin Run 3 and beyond.

Isolated rain showers show no change in intensity with increasing temperatures, but rising temperatures lead to more frequent collisions of convective cloud systems.

Over the past few years, theorists have turned to black holes as dark matter concentrators, where WIMPs can be forced together in a way that increases both the rate and energies of collisions.

Collisions between such bodies lead not to a scattering of these bodies over an increasing volume but instead to a contraction resulting in a «jet stream,» with application to meteor streams and streams of asteroids.

The effectiveness of current approaches can also be examined, for example increases in Florida manatee deaths due to collisions with watercraft are shown not to be an inevitable outcome from the increasing numbers of boats found on waterways, since the charts indicate that mortality levels can be significantly stabilised with sensible waterway traffic measures.

Increasing numbers of collisions would bring more energetic collisions, resulting in a level of particle squeezing that chondritic meteorites do not show.

In 1978 Kessler detailed how debris - creating satellite collisions and explosions in orbit could kick off a chain reaction that exponentially increases the amount of space junk whirling around the planeIn 1978 Kessler detailed how debris - creating satellite collisions and explosions in orbit could kick off a chain reaction that exponentially increases the amount of space junk whirling around the planein orbit could kick off a chain reaction that exponentially increases the amount of space junk whirling around the planet.

This wave increases collisions in the inner regions of the disk, which removes larger fragments by grinding them away.

«One main goal of RHIC's energetic polarized - proton collisions is to increase the precision of our measurements so we can better tease out the contribution from the gluons» spin,» said Jamie Dunlop, Associate Chair for Nuclear Physics in Brookhaven's Physics Department.

The bigger port will lead to a rise in ship traffic, which increases the chance of a collision with the reef or with other marine life, Ward says.

A 2013 computer simulation of this process found increased aerosols alone did result in more lightning due to ice crystal collisions, although at very large aerosol volumes the effect was muted.

The most accredited hypothesis to explain these abnormal cases invokes collision and merging between two galaxies: these outliers would therefore be nothing but galaxies captured during their collision, a phenomenon that would lead to a sudden, though transient, increase in their star formation rate.

But increasing the number of dimensions would increase the likelihood of such collisions, simply because there's more area to collide in.

Because brown dwarfs persist for so long — a few times the age of the universe — in the absence of catastrophic collisions these smaller bodies can only increase in number.

Cassini detected a marked increase in particle collisions during its July flyby only 270 kilometers over a South Polar region of Enceladus.

Although this warning applies especially to athletes involved in collision and contact sports (such as football, boxing, hockey, or soccer), excess weight may even increase the risk of cognitive problems in people who have suffered one - off head injuries in car accidents or other non-athletic situations, Amen says.

According to the plaintiffs, the film's stunt coordinator, Russell Solberg, «Commanded to the driver of the automobile in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt, thus resulting in a major collision.»

It would also put the Department for Education on a collision course with headmasters who are likely to fiercely resist the move amid fears it will erode their independence and lead to an increase in levels of bureaucracy.

Earlier in the day, Orth Hedrick, Kia's VP of product planning, told us how the Rio's structure makes use of high strength steel to help increase durability, collision test performance, and torsional stiffness for improved handling and ride quality.

Subaru has continued its commitment to safety in the new car, with a 40 per cent increase in crash energy absorption, EyeSight collision avoidance technology (which uses a camera to monitor the road ahead — also allowing for adaptive cruise control, lane - departure warning and several other functions).

«Outside of some automakers» proving grounds, such a test isn't currently conducted anywhere else in the United States or Europe,» IIHS said in a statement, noting that despite an increasing number of cars that score well in frontal crash tests, some 10,000 highway deaths still come from frontal collisions each year.

The 2018 Camry Hybrid also features a new high - strength body that offers increased protection in the event of side or frontal collisions.

This results in a very strong front frame and door structure for increased protection in a frontal collision.

Plus, it's equipped with Crosswind Assist to detect strong gusts of wind and anti-lock brakes to give you maximum control, while the positioning of the battery in the vehicle's underbody offers increased protection if a collision occurs.

A Pre-Collision System (PCS) uses automatic steering, in addition to increased pre-collision braking force and automatic braking, to help prevent collisions with pedestrians.

The technology of hydro - forming is integrated in the front body frame of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid pickup truck which increases the protection of the passengers during collisions.

The best type of collision is the one that's avoided entirely, which is why Chevrolet offers some of the most ingenious and proactive automotive safety technologies on the road today, like the StabiliTrak ® Electronic Stability Control System that's standard on all Chevrolet vehicles and helps increase safety and driver confidence by automatically helping you control your vehicle in low - traction driving conditions.

Advance Brake Assist: If inadequate force is applied to brakes in response to signal from Full - speed Forward Collision Warning - Plus, Advance Brake Assist increases brake force automatically

One tactic sees increased fines and penalties for speeding and at - fault collisions in work zones.

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Consequence: If the terminal was damaged, the passenger side curtain airbag could fail to deploy in an accident or deploy without cause (you can't very well say «accidentally» because that is exactly what it is designed to do), increasing the risk of passenger injury in a motor vehicle collision.

The conference paid special attention to the increasing role that aluminum is already playing in the collision repair business and covered training, equipment and tooling recommendations to repair the F - 150 and prepare for similar vehicles in the years to come.

In fact, such bans are associated with a slight increase in the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for crash damagIn fact, such bans are associated with a slight increase in the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for crash damagin the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for crash damage.

Increasing comfort on the highway, the Accord Plug - in came standard with adaptive cruise control, the system doubling as collision warning.

- Better protection of pedestrians is furnished through an enlarged clearance gap between the hood and the engine, with a crushable structure employed in the cowl grille, designed to increase force dispersal in the event of a vehicle - pedestrian collision.

Enhanced body structure / platform through a new high - strength body that offers increased occupant protection in the event of a side or front collision / impact in offset or head - on collisions