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In 2012, about 2.36 million people suffered injuries in crashes compared to 2.22 million people suffered injuries in 2011.

Not exact matches

Ten helmets tested by researchers reduced the likelihood of traumatic brain injury by an average of 20 percent compared with no helmet in a simulation using crash test dummies.

It ranked in the top 5 for crash testing compared to other top brands, and for head injuries, tested higher than federal safety standards.

The research team looked at the number of injuries, severity of injury, type of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot injuries compared with children whose injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a motor vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls, motor vehicle crashes and others.

NHTSA recently began another study examining the crash risk of drug - positive drivers, comparing drivers involved in fatal and serious injury crashes to similarly exposed but non-crash involved drivers.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

The crash tests compare vehicles by their performance in front crashes into a fixed barrier at 35 mph; more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

The question addressed in the Institute's new research is whether these redesigned seats and head restraints are doing a better job of reducing neck injuries in real - world crashes, compared with older designs.

Research shows that drivers of vehicles that earn good ratings in frontal offset crash tests have significantly lower risk of fatal injuries in real - world frontal crashes, compared with drivers of vehicles with poor ratings.

The purpose of this study was to compare injury responses and kinematics for these two dummies in side impact crash tests.

Looking at crashes involving claims of $ 2,000 or more, analysts found 16 percent fewer insurance claims were filed for neck injuries among females in vehicles with good - rated seats / head restraints compared with people in vehicles with poor seats / head restraints.

An updated HLDI - IIHS analysis shows that injury rates are 11 percent lower in rear crashes when vehicles are equipped with good head restraints compared with poor ones.

Saab recently published its own study comparing crash outcomes in models with and without active head restraints, reporting much lower whiplash injury rates in cars with active systems.

«Our research shows that a strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in the risk of serious and fatal injury in single - vehicle rollover crashes compared with the current federal standard of 1.5,» Lund explains.

Motorcycle crashes result in a high incidence of serious and fatal injuries because the rider has little protection as compared to a vehicle with steel reinforcement and airbags.

Drivers in crashes where the striking car has a longitudinally - mounted engine, compared with a transversal engine, also have a greater likelihood of experiencing long - term complications associated with soft - tissue injury.

But as a responsible motorcycle owner in Louisiana, you realize that with that freedom comes risk, as risk of injury and death in a crash is much greater, compared to an automobile.

Motorcycle crashes result in a high incidence of serious and fatal injuries because the rider has little protection as compared to a vehicle with steel reinforcement and airbags.