There are multiple
kinds of crash tests for vehicle safety undertaken to provide the necessary information and guidance to vehicle owners.
This kind of crash test also makes sure that some appurtenances such as sign posts, guard rails, light poles may not serve as a hazard to vehicle occupants.
Not exact matches
The goal
of our
crash test program is to encourage these
kinds of improvements to reduce injury risk in real - world
crashes.»
When you think that most
crashes happend at 80km / h you would really reconsider these
tests, because with that
kind of speed, it won't do much good.
Toyota Prius C was among six subcompact cars that earned a «poor» rating in a new
kind of front - end
crash test by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
«The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is not only engineered to protect people when
crashes happen, but with its optional forward collision warning system rated basic in our
tests, this car can help drivers avoid some
of the most common
kinds of collisions altogether.»
«Manufacturers are paying attention to our
tests, and the result is that consumers have a wider choice
of vehicles that do a good job
of protecting them in the two most common
kinds of serious
crashes, front and side,» Lund says.
The Institute's 5 mph
crash tests assess bumper performance in the
kinds of minor impacts that frequently occur in commuter traffic and parking lots.
We decided to do these
tests to see how the 2 - doors stack up in protecting people in the 3 most common
kinds of crashes.»
The rollover
test is designed to help consumers pick vehicles that will protect them the best in one
of the most serious
kinds of crashes.
But the Insurance institute for Highway Safety is interested in collecting information on all
kinds of safety issues, not just
crash tests.
«The new Genesis is not only engineered to protect people when
crashes happen, but with its optional automatic emergency braking system rated superior in our
tests, this car can help drivers avoid some
of the most common
kinds of collisions altogether.»
The lithium - ion battery, in turn, is protected by a highstrength steel housing and is positioned far away from all
kinds of accidents in the luggage compartment, as is already confi rmed by a wide range
of crash tests.
These are the results
of recent
crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to assess and compare how well vehicle bumper systems resist damage in the
kinds of low - speed collisions that frequently occur in commuter traffic and parking lots.
Real rollover
crashes occur in lots
of ways, and engineers have come up with different
kinds of tests to address various aspects
of these
crashes — dolly rollovers, curb trips, dirt trips, corkscrews, and fallovers, among others.
«With the addition
of our new roof strength evaluation, our
crash test results now cover all 4
of the most common
kinds of crashes,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.
«The sled
test simulates the
kind of crash that frequently occurs when one vehicle rear ends another in commuter traffic,» Lund says.
«We anticipate that our roof strength
test will drive improved rollover
crash protection the same way our frontal offset and side
tests have led to better occupant protection in these
kinds of crashes,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.
With central control functions being integrated both in the power electronics and the energy battery, the system has the ideal starting point for fulfilling all
kinds of international
crash test standards as well as the demanding internal standards
of the BMW Group, in particular guaranteeing the highest level
of operating safety on all components in the high - voltage on - board network.