Sentences with phrase «more crash protection»

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Also, I think that gold is more of a protection against a market crash or any future failure of the US dollar due to our oversized national debt.

This means that the Boulevard G4.1 offers a bit more protection in case of a crash.

Louisiana recommends that children who fall into more than one category by age and weight should be placed in the car seat that gives the most protection in a crash.

While the wings of a high back booster seat help protect against sideways forces of a crash, they won't necessarily provide more protection from forward forces than a backless model.

Though we all want our children to be in properly installed car seats for vital crash protection, we also want those seats to... Read More

Our guess: the extra weight of the batteries (which are mounted behind the rear seat) could provide just enough more protection from crash forces to gain the extra star.

The Targa bar both made the roofless bodywork more structurally rigid and seemed to offer passenger protection in a rollover crash (though no formal promises were made).

Chief among the changes are a redesigned exterior with reduced drag, a more spacious interior with more luxury amenities, a stiffer platform with better crash protection, and updated engines.

The 2018 Kia Optima mid-size sedan has earned a Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety thanks to beefed - up crash protection on the... Read more

Announced plans to update its 5 - Star Safety Ratings program and encourage automakers to produce cars with better crash protection and new crash avoidance technologies to save more lives and reduce passenger and pedestrian injuries.

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.

Further alterations are directed at the hood, which receives a characteristic power dome to better accommodate the engine and provide adequate pedestrian crash protection, and the front fenders, which are more heavily flared and adopt a vent to extract hot air from the engine bay.

Appropriate child safety seats provide significantly more protection in a crash than safety belts alone.

At the same time, it frees Institute engineers to conduct research and develop new tests that in the future will lead to even more improvements in crash protection.

The car hasn't been crash - tested since 2009 — and the tests have become more demanding since then — but Euro NCAP gave it a five star safety rating, with a 90 per cent mark in the adult occupants category, 86 per cent for child occupants, 53 per cent for pedestrian protection, and 86 per cent in the safety assist category.

Rear crash protection results vary more widely.

«They're responding to our crash test by making side airbags with head protection standard in more models.»

This shows you don't have to buy a luxury car to get good crash protection, and spending more money doesn't necessarily mean you'll get more safety.»

You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint than the other safety devices in your vehicle because rear - end crashes are so common.»

You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint in a collision than you are to need other safety devices because rear - end crashes are so common.»

The IIHS realized that the star ratings achieved in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) focused on just a few areas of crash protection, and that an independent crash testing program could provide new car shoppers a lot more information.

What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.

The new model, equipped with more driver assistance and collision avoidance technologies, and boasting an architecture composed of more than half high - strength steel, is likely to dramatically improve the 2018 Accent's crash protection.

Official crash test data isn't available for the Audi A7 currently, though the performance of the Audi A6 (which was awarded the full five stars in its most recent NHTSA crash test) should mean the Audi A7 will offer more than enough protection should the worst happen.

The all - new Suburban is capable of hauling more passengers and cargo than any other vehicle in the segment — and a 360 - degree safety system of occupant protection and crash - avoidance technology that demonstrates GM's commitment to providing world - class safety.

More specifically, the 2015 Subaru Impreza brought home a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating by earning 5 stars in the side - crash and rollover evaluations, receiving 4 stars for frontal - crash protection, and being singled out by the agency for recommended technologies including a rearview camera, lane - departure warning and forward - collision warning.

This is a breakthrough in partner protection, because the vehicle is less aggressive when crashing into the front or side of another vehicle, and in self protection, because the uniform deformation makes the retaining systems more effective regardless of the type of accident.

Also new is the front seat center - mounted air bag; Cadillac calls it the first in the segment, and the idea is to provide more protection for drivers and front passengers in far - side impact crashes, where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle.

Dec 9, 2015 — A total of eight Honda and Acura models have received the highest possible safety rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) under its more challenging crash protection and technology requirements implemented for the 2016 model year.

During the course of its many years of development to date, the Saloon has come through over 150 crash tests and, if the complex pedestrian protection calculations are included, a total of more than 17,000 realistic crash test simulations.

Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) Body Structure The Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body - structure enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions by distributing crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle.

They all got a little bigger, a little more powerful and featured a ton of crash protection equipment.

Later, more strict crash regulations mandated doors that offered as much protection as passenger car doors.

Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) Body Structure Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body - structure enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions by distributing crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle.

Properly installed, age - appropriate child restraints provide considerably more protection for children in crashes than safety belts alone.

The safety technology is even more advanced; the E-Class is the first to provide «pink noise» protection during a crash.

The findings suggest that SID - IIs will be more effective in driving relevant improvements in side impact crash protection.

The number of vehicles earning the annual award has more than doubled, as manufacturers improve front, side and rear crash protection and offer electronic stability control.

You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint in a collision than the other safety devices in your vehicle because rear - end crashes are so common.»

Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP Secretary General, says, «Euro NCAP is recognizing the efforts of some manufacturers already offering a higher level of occupant protection in their cars, but today safety means more than protecting occupants in a crash.

Child restraints provide excellent protection, reducing crash fatality risk for infants by more than 70 percent and for toddlers by more than 50 percent, compared with riding unrestrained (see «How can child restraints be improved to save more lives?»

This is a breakthrough in partner protection, because the vehicle is less «aggressive» when crashing into the front or side of another vehicle, and in self protection, because uniform deformation makes the retaining systems more effective, regardless of the type of accident.

Rear crash protection results vary more widely, and only one had a good rating.

Yet these advancements in driver - assistance technology took nothing away from improvements in crash - protection: 96 percent offered standard two or more seating positions in the car compatible with new i - Size child restraints and 94 percent of new cars now offer rear seat load limiters and belt tensioners as standard.

«It is all the more important that they [muscle cars] have state - of - the - art protection for the crashes they are going to get in, because their crashes are going to be faster,» he said.

It also features more high - strength steel, offering better crash protection, on top of optional safety items like lane departure warning, forward collision alert and a Safety Alert Seat.

While these may be more expensive than conventional covers, they do provide ample protection for your doggie in the event of a crash.

If you are in a motorcycle rear end shunt accident, the lack of crash protection means your soft tissue injuries are more likely to be severe and you should see a doctor to find out whether medications and physical therapy would be useful.

Due to the lack of protection in a motorcycle crash, motorcycle accident injuries are often far more serious than car accident injuries.

Because of the lack of protection afforded motorcyclists, they are 26 times more likely than those in a passenger car to die in a crash and five times more likely to be injured.