Sentences with phrase «into vehicle occupants»

The issue involves defective inflator and propellant devices that may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, shooting metal fragments into vehicle occupants.

The vehicle structural performance against side impacts can also be assessed by determining the amount of penetration into the vehicle occupant chamber or pillar area between doors.

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EveryStage provides more rear - facing seating space — without extending into the vehicle, which can cramp other occupants.

«The accident was caused by speeding by the driver of the Nissan Quest commercial vehicle, who rammed his car into a moving Iveco truck from behind, killing all the occupants,» he said

If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

It will also feature Safety Exist Assist, which locks the doors temporarily to prevent occupants from opening a door into another vehicle approaching from behind.

Passive safety features include: crumple zones in 1957 (vehicle body structure absorbs the force of impact); collapsible steering column (prevents the steering column from protruding into the cabin during accidents), strengthened occupant cell enhanced occupant protection during severe impacts (rollovers); pre-accident seatbelt tensioning (tightens seatbelts prior to impact), and sandwich platforms (allows the engine to slide under the occupants in a head - on collision).

The system can also steer the vehicle into and out of a parallel parking space • Forward and reverse sensing systems: The systems provide audible alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system: Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a crash.

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Concern: If the seat belt anchor bolt can not be properly secured into the anchor plate, this could place vehicle occupants at an increased risk of injury during a motor vehicle crash.

Ford has engineered new safety features into the Expedition, including a side - curtain air - bag «canopy» (a $ 580 option), which is triggered in a rollover and will stay inflated for up to six seconds to protect occupants while the vehicle continues to roll.

New Institute crash tests of the BMW X5 and Volvo S80 — car - into - pole and vehicle - to - vehicle tests — demonstrate the important benefits afforded to occupants by these side airbag head protection systems.

A vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

Responding to impact sensors at the rear of the vehicle, the head restraints pivot forward into close proximity with the occupants» heads.

To help provide extra occupant protection if the vehicle is struck from the side, impact beams are located inside all doors, and are designed to absorb energy and help reduce the chance of intrusion into the cabin.

«The vehicle leans into bends much like a motorcyclist, thereby reducing the lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle's occupants.

«If a vehicle's front - end structure absorbs and manages the crash energy so the occupant compartment remains largely intact, with little or no intrusion into the driver's space, then the dummy's movement can be controlled, and injury measures are likely to be low.

Concern: If the transfer case shifts into neutral while the vehicle is parked, without the parking brake activated, it could roll inadvertently and become a runaway vehicle, thus placing bystanders and vehicle occupants at risk of bodily harm.

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.

Concern: If the glass in not securely bonded to the mounting bracket excessive noise could be heard when driving, water could also leak into the vehicle, and in extreme cases the glass could become totally detached from the vehicle increasing the risk to vehicle occupants.

Honda's new CabinControl app is fully integrated into the Odyssey, allowing occupants to use a mobile phone to control the rear entertainment system, adjust the rear climate control system, send destinations to the vehicle's navigation system, and upload music to the audio system.

The manufacturers supplied information on basic vehicle and test parameters, measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury data recorded on a dummy representing an average - size man in the driver seat, and video of the tests.

To help provide extra occupant protection when the vehicle is struck from the side, steel beams are located inside all doors, and are designed to absorb energy and reduce the chance of intrusion into the cabin.

It provides seat belts for all its occupants, while the engine immobilizer helps in preventing any unauthorized access into the vehicle.

If this happens, the corrosion can weaken the canister and the inflator could fracture without air bag deployment, propelling fragments into the passenger compartment, striking and causing serious injury to vehicle occupants.

«The [coupe] leans into bends much like a motorcyclist... reducing the lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle's occupants,» says Prof Dr Thomas Weber, the Mercedes board member overseeing R&D.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on three aspects of performance — measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy positioned in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

Three crash tests, each involving a microcar or minicar into a midsize model from the same manufacturer, show how extra vehicle size and weight enhance occupant protection in collisions.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

(39 kg) raise the child into the adult belted zone • Anti-lock brakes (ABS) modulate the brakes for the driver to provide steering control while braking • Electronic Stability Program (ESP) applies selective braking or throttle reduction to control oversteer and understeer • Brake Assist ensures maximum braking action during panic stops • Traction Control reduces the throttle and / or applies selective braking to optimize traction during acceleration • Electronic Roll Mitigation determines when the vehicle is in a potential roll over condition and applies appropriate braking force to reduce the likelihood that such an event will occur • Rollover Sensing deploys seat - mounted side air bags, side - curtain air bags and seat - belt pretensioners • Trailer Sway Control helps maintain vehicle and trailer system stability by applying selective braking • Event Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side impact

Designed with ease of entry and exit in mind, there is a high «H» point for the front seats, which means occupants step straight in rather than dropping down into the seats as in a typical BMW 5 Series Sedan, or climbing aboard into a vehicle such as the BMW X6.

Other, more unexpected safety features include a driver attention warning system, ultrasonic - based Rear Seat Occupant Alert (to curb hot car deaths among children and pets) and Safe Exit Assist, which temporarily prevents doors from being opened into traffic when the system detects that a vehicle (including cars, bicycle and motorcycle) is approaching from behind.

Crumple zones work by managing crash energy, absorbing it within the outer parts of the vehicle, rather than being directly transferred to the occupants, while also preventing intrusion into or deformation of the passenger cabin.

Depending on the truck's speed at the time of impact and due the sheer size of semi-trailer trucks, these types of accidents can have catastrophic consequences for the occupants of smaller vehicles that are crashed into by the truck.

When this occurs, vehicle occupants may be struck by airbag components that are released into the air.

Such an accident sends a semi-truck careening into the path of nearby vehicles, or it can cause a truck to crush other vehicles on the roadway, often killing the vehicle occupants.

The airbags, made by Japan - based Takata Corp., can rupture or explode with excessive force and shoot metal shrapnel into the faces and necks of vehicle occupants.

(1.1) Despite subsection (1) and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, no statutory accident benefits are payable in respect of an occupant of a public transit vehicle, in respect of an incident that occurs on or after the date this subsection comes into force, if the public transit vehicle did not collide with another automobile or any other object in the incident.

Being responsible for yourself, your vehicle and your occupants is the number one priority when you get into the driver's seat, so always exercise caution and drive with patience.

Here, the force of the impact of the rear car slamming into the car in front of it pushes the occupants of both vehicles forward in a way that can cut skin as well as bruise the chest, ribs, collarbones, and internal organs.

If a Takata airbag inflates too rapidly, the metal canister housing the airbag inflator may explode and send deadly pieces of shrapnel into the faces and chests of vehicle occupants.

The main role in the civil field is to prepare a Court compliant report into the circumstances of the material road traffic collision under consideration, the consistency of the damage in regard to the alleged circumstances, the likelihood of occupant displacement within the vehicle at the principal point of impact, and the wearing or otherwise of seatbelts.

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