Defensive driving courses address
the issue of vehicle crashes and second collisions by listing the elements of a crash and illustrating how the forces of impact can be avoided or limited.
Not exact matches
«When we analyzed
crash statistics already reported by different agencies, we found that drivers 65 years
of age and older have a lot
of medical - related
issues that are related to
vehicle crashes,» Najarian says.
The goal
of the national CDL program is to reduce the number and severity
of commercial motor
vehicle crashes in the United States by requiring states to conduct knowledge and skills testing before
issuing a CDL, maintain a complete and accurate driver history record for anyone who obtains a CDL, and impose appropriate disqualifications against any driver who violates certain offenses.
Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue a final rule amending Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to improve the protection
of children seated in child restraint systems during side impact
crashes.
NHTSA is
issuing this NPRM to ensure that child restraints provide a minimum level
of protection in side impacts by effectively restraining the child, preventing harmful head contact with an intruding
vehicle door or child restraint structure, and by attenuating
crash forces to the child's head and chest.
Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall
issue a final rule amending Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal
crash protection requirements for child restraint systems for children weighing more than 65 pounds.
In a release
issued yesterday the institute said results from 2009 testing showed that small overlap
crashes accounted for nearly a quarter
of the frontal
crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants in
vehicles that otherwise had good rating for frontal
crash protection.
And on the few
vehicles studied that don't bundle the feature, no benefits for lane departure warning have been found (see «Drivers
of all ages benefit from Honda
crash avoidance features,» Jan. 28, 2016, and Status Report special
issue:
crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).
Asked if it was a challenge to get Aussie buyers to consider Chinese - made cars, which have in the past been plagued by safety
issues including sub-standard
crash ratings and even an asbestos - related recall
of more than 20,000
vehicles, Zhu told motoring.com.au things have changed.
The organization says «investigation
of the shifter in these
vehicles showed it is clearly a safety
issue that has led to hundreds
of crashes and dozens
of injuries.»
Lack
of an available front
crash prevention system is the
issue with several
vehicles with good small overlap ratings.
Dole
issues another notice seeking data on automatic restraints Quoted without comment Study shows insurance incentive does not increase seat - belt use Motor
vehicle crashes are a major cause
of emergency room visits Study seeks ways to eliminate deaths in pole
crashes House bill links highway funds to restraint programs NHTSA releases more results
of crash tests on 1984 models
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain units
of the 2016 Ford Focus and 2016 Ford C - Max over a welding
issue that reduces the structural integrity
of the
vehicles, thereby increasing the risk
of injury the event
of a
crash.
Prioritizing
of textures close to the user has become better, resulting in more detailed textures • Improved mesh streaming conditions to avoid situations with risk
of corruptions and
crashes • Fix blend into
vehicle problem when entering a
vehicle in the Campaign • Fixed
issue where disconnecting a controller during the Gamer Profile sign out animation would cause the game to soft lock • Removed the hint «Shoot out the lights.»
For instance your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client
crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimap • Deploy parachute now displays the tooltip to deploy parachute when free falling • Fixed some artifacts when using flashlights • Fixed several Xbox 360 specific
crashes and freezes • Fixed a problem where a user sometimes could not go into iron sights • Improved shadow rendering • Fixed several
issues with friend invites and joins •
Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead of momentary • Fixed several issues with the Hardcore mode • Fixed a few layout problems where the in - game controls and tooltips didn't match those in the options menu • Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot • Fixed several interpolation issues • Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color • Subway minimap updated to give better clarity • Fixed an issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks • Increased quality of loading screen images • Tweaked MP rank up parameters • Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out of bounds • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow • Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian
Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead
of momentary • Fixed several
issues with the Hardcore mode • Fixed a few layout problems where the in - game controls and tooltips didn't match those in the options menu • Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot • Fixed several interpolation
issues • Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color • Subway minimap updated to give better clarity • Fixed an
issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks • Increased quality
of loading screen images • Tweaked MP rank up parameters • Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out
of bounds • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow • Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the
vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian
vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.
-- New World Thugs data recorder has been fixed to always work regardless
of your level — Old Friends, Old Swords: Added failsafe to fix situations where the mission does not advance — Project Aegis, Part 1: Set the turrets to disable 15 seconds after combat has been complete — Project Aegis, Part 1: Fixed the
issue where some enemies were spawning without using a spawn
vehicle — Increased the times and locations of the emergency necessary to fulfill the «Svushinnira: Just Business» contract — Lowered the minimum level required to gain access to Contracts from 250 to 175 — Removed one of the runners from the Mount Tam crash site to improve driving paths — Vehicle stats will no longer show up as zero in the vendor buy screen — Weapons that require an EGO Rating of less than 250 have been added to Faction vendors — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Soleptor Excavation co-op map to 100 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Island of Lost Soldiers to 150 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Scrapworks Salvage
vehicle — Increased the times and locations
of the emergency necessary to fulfill the «Svushinnira: Just Business» contract — Lowered the minimum level required to gain access to Contracts from 250 to 175 — Removed one
of the runners from the Mount Tam
crash site to improve driving paths —
Vehicle stats will no longer show up as zero in the vendor buy screen — Weapons that require an EGO Rating of less than 250 have been added to Faction vendors — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Soleptor Excavation co-op map to 100 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Island of Lost Soldiers to 150 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Scrapworks Salvage
Vehicle stats will no longer show up as zero in the vendor buy screen — Weapons that require an EGO Rating
of less than 250 have been added to Faction vendors — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Soleptor Excavation co-op map to 100 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Island
of Lost Soldiers to 150 — Lowered the minimum level requirement for the Scrapworks Salvage to 225
General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order
of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end
of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and
issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly
vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several
issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner
of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client
crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain
vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.
The Underride Network is «is concerned with
issues affecting
crash compatibility between small and larger
vehicles including all sizes
of trucks and SUV's.»
BMW has
issued a warning stating that owners who continue to drive their
vehicle could put themselves at risk
of a
crash.
The
issue involves defective inflator and propellant devices that may deploy improperly in the event
of a
crash, shooting metal fragments into
vehicle occupants.
In an
issue of first impression, the Indiana Court
of Appeals ruled recently in an Indiana car accident lawsuit that a
vehicle that is insured but denied coverage following a
crash should be considered uninsured under state law.
They typically only hold a few seconds
of data at a time and may contain information regarding
issues such as
vehicle speed, braking and the use
of seatbelts in the seconds before a
crash.
The
issue of fault is probably the most litigated when it comes to intersection
crashes involving left hand turning
vehicles.
Drug and alcohol tend to prove more
of an
issue in the driver
of the passenger
vehicle involved in the
crash.
Collisions with commercial
vehicles raise a variety
of issues you don't have to deal with if you're in a
crash with another personal car.
According to «The Large Truck Crash Causation Study» published in 2007 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an estimated 10 percent
of all truck
crashes include critical reasons related to
vehicle / mechanical
issues.
Many newer
vehicles have advanced technology and safety features to alert drivers when their
vehicle is drifting into another lane, if it is about to
crash or if there is a serious
issue with any
of the car's routine functions.
6 Hour Adult Driver Education program covers a variety
of traffic safety topics including but not limited to current traffic laws; highway signs, signals and markings;
issues commonly associated with motor
vehicle crashes such as poor decision - making, risk taking, impaired driving, driver distraction including use
of cell phones and text messaging, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, and failure to yield the right -
of - way.