Sentences with phrase «of a rear impact»

These are able to absorb high forces, thereby making a decisive contribution to occupant safety in the event of a rear impact.

Today, Euro NCAP releases the results for seats put through the organisation's first ever round of rear impact testing.

Thus, the changes in neck injury claim rates revealed by the research can be attributed to the seat and head restraint design changes instead of to differences in how the cars» structures managed the forces of the rear impacts.

WHIPS utilizes a specially designed hinge mount that attaches the back rest to the seat bottom, which has a pre-determined rate of rearward movement in the event of certain types of rear impacts.

The Maxi Cosi 2wayFix base has enhanced safety Isofix installation with a rebound bar for added stability in the event of rear impact.

Euro NCAP releases the results for this first ever round of Rear Impact (Whiplash) testing today at a special launch held at Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre in the UK — one of Euro NCAP's accredited laboratories.

In the event of a rear impact, the head restraints deploy to remove the space between the occupants head and the restraint to help minimize whiplash type injuries.

Rear crash area As in the Civic Sedan, the rearward ends of the two rear unibody frame rails of the Hatchback each contain a pair of soft zones designed to fold in a controlled manner in the event of a rear impact, helping to attenuate crash energy.

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.

Featuring specially calibrated spring settings in the seatback and bottom cushions, this design is intended to help mitigate the severity of neck injuries in the event of a rear impact.

Whiplash Mitigation Front Seat Design Both of the front seats are designed to help mitigate the severity of neck injuries in the event of a rear impact.

The front seats and head restraints provided good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear impact and a geometric assessment of the front seats also indicated good whiplash protection.

The BMW seat and head restraint also provides good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear impact.

Good protection was provided against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear impact.

Rear crash area The rearward ends of the two rear unibody frame rails each contain a pair of soft zones designed to fold in a controlled, three - bend manner in the event of a rear impact, helping to attenuate crash energy.