Sentences with phrase «occupant injuries occur»

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.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

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If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair's occupant could fall and sustain injury.

PRE-SAFE integrates multiple active and passive safety features for a «safety net» approach to vehicle safety by attempting to prevent accidents; if accidents do occur, PRE-SAFE aims to reduce occupant injury.

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

Should an accident occur, new Post-Collision Braking technology helps to reduce the impact of a potential secondary collision by automatically applying moderate brake pressure when an initial collision event is detected; slowing the vehicle can potentially lessen injury to occupants and further damage to the vehicle.

Serious injury to the pet and the vehicle occupants could occur if the pet is unrestrained during sudden stopping or impact with another vehicle or structure.

Nevertheless, the Centers for Disease Control continues to research the figures, and their crude rate for vehicle occupants — that is the total number of injuries occurring throughout the U.S. without reference to an individual or subgroup — dropped approximately 17 percent during the same nine - year period.

Defective auto parts — When any part of an automobile is defective, this may not only cause an accident to occur but may increase the severity of the collision by failing to protect vehicle occupants from injury.