Sentences with phrase «injury in side impact crashes»

This isn't the first time the Institute has tested a BMW with head protection airbags (see «Airbags for heads reduce injuries in side impact crashes,» Dec. 27, 1997).

Not exact matches

Of those riding in booster seats, children involved in side - impact crashes saw the greatest reduction in injury risk.

It will do well for many families as long as they're willing to read the instructions carefully, and the LSP system is an excellent idea for additional protection against injuries in side - impact crashes.

Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onIn the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onin the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onin a real - world crash like this one.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Side tests were added in 2003 and rear tests in 2004 (see «New 1996 Taurus tops competition in crashworthiness evaluation,» Dec. 2, 1995, Status Report special issue: side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 20Side tests were added in 2003 and rear tests in 2004 (see «New 1996 Taurus tops competition in crashworthiness evaluation,» Dec. 2, 1995, Status Report special issue: side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 20side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 2004).

Almost 10,000 occupant deaths occur each year in side impact crashes, and head injuries cause more than half of these deaths.

Concern: In the event of a motor vehicle crash, and the ensuing side impact airbag deployment, a small child could be placed at an increased risk of spinal injury.

IIHS rates vehicles in a moderate overlap front crash, small overlap front crash, side impact and rollover test, and evaluates seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impact collisions.

Conequence: Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

The ratings are based on how well they protect passengers in front and side crash tests, in rollovers via a roof strength test, and in simulated rear impacts to evaluate seat and head restraints for protection against neck injuries.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

The IIHS rates vehicles on performance in front and side crash tests, a roof strength test, and evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

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

The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front crash, side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Occupants killed in side impact crashes had a high incidence of head and chest injuries; severe injuries to multiple body regions were common.

Keep in mind that these vehicles will have to pass all the current crash standards, including side impact and windshield head injury tests to be viable.

The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Proposed test procedures and injury criteria to determine injury mechanisms and countermeasures for restrained children in side and rear impact crashes (comment)

Research shows that many child deaths and injuries in side - impact crashes involve a car carrying children that is stopped at an intersection, usually at a light or stop sign, when another care decides to accelerate through the intersection.

With side - impact crashes, vehicle damage and occupant injury are more likely to be severe; however, the severity varies based on the speeds and vehicle models involved in the collision.

In a side impact collision, people on the side of the car that is hit tend to have more serious injuries than those on the opposite side because the people on the side where the impact happens absorb more force from the crash.

The Glenn Law Firm will investigate your side - impact collision accident, fully reconstruct the details factoring in all of the circumstances that led to the accident and advocate for a settlement that accounts for damages to your vehicle as well as any personal injury that may have resulted from the crash.

Drivers are least likely to suffer a chest injury in non-rollover crashes with right - side impact.

According to statistics provided by the NHTSA, drivers are most likely to suffer a chest injury in rollover crashes and non-rollover crashes with left - side impact.

Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.