Sentences with phrase «passenger vehicles crash»

In NHTSA's frontal test, passenger vehicles crash at 35 mph into a rigid barrier covering the full width of the vehicle.

The Crash Investigation Sampling System (CISS) uses state - of - the - art technology and trained crash technicians to provide detailed crash information on tow - away passenger vehicle crashes.

About half of the 28,000 fatal passenger vehicle crashes that occur each year involve a single vehicle.

Compared to more than 5 million annual small passenger vehicle crashes, that number may seem minuscule.

Not exact matches

Still, even in some vehicles with a symmetrical design for the front of the SUV, front overlap crash test results for the driver's side and passenger's side yielded different results.

It's likely this new round of crash tests could force automakers to further modify the frame and structures of the front of their vehicles so they better protected passengers from one of the deadliest collisions.

If the front or the back of the Tesla Model S crashed into the trailer, the advanced crash safety system of the electric vehicle could likely save the driver's life, as what happened in an incident reported in May that saw all five passengers of the Tesla Model S survive a horrific crash.

In the event of a crash, General Motors vehicles with the OnStar telematics system already collect collision data, including force and direction of impact, to calculate the likelihood of severe injury to passengers.

One question asked respondents to rate the morality of an autonomous vehicle programmed to crash and kill its own passenger to save 10 pedestrians; the rating dropped by a third when respondents considered the possibility of riding in such a car.

There was a vehicle operator in the car at the time of the crash, but no passengers.

Because the size of a vehicle's «crumple zone» can be crucially important for protecting passengers in a front - end crash, automakers should be discouraged from shrinking cars to enhance fuel economy.

► A giant caged gorilla is placed into a military cargo plane, accompanied by a man and a woman in handcuffs who argue with soldiers and an agent; the gorilla growls, snarls, and roars, showing large sharp teeth until he breaks apart the cage and several soldiers and government agents fire rifles and handguns to no avail as the animal roars and throws pieces of metal, striking some of the men, tosses several men against the bulkheads of the plane, and stands on the chest of an unconscious agent, who wakes up and shouts; a sliding military vehicle in the cargo hold pins the gorilla to a wall, the man and the woman in handcuffs break free and don parachutes, placing one on the agent and after the plane crashes in smoke and flames we see few bloody footprints of the gorilla leading away from the crash site (we do not see the bodies of the other passengers) and the agent has a cut on his forehead and the other man has lots of blood on the back of head and his T - shirt while the woman's face is scraped on one cheek and one side of her forehead.

In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.

Through NCAP, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and ongoing research, NHTSA encourages the adoption of technologies that will better protect drivers and passengers in a crash.

That's the primary reason that in 2016, based on vehicle miles travelled, motorcyclist fatalities occurred nearly 28 times more frequently than passenger car occupant fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes.

The new side - curtain airbag spans all five rows of the vehicle's interior, helping protect the van's passengers in a crash or rollover accident.

FMVSS 226, introduced in 2011, is designed to prevent vehicle passengers from being thrown from a car in side - impact or rollover crashes.

In 2017, NHTSA plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, «Occupant crash protection,» to require automobile manufacturers to install a seat belt reminder system for the front outboard passenger and rear designated seating positions in passenger vehicles.

The advertisements target male passenger vehicle occupants ages 18 to 34 years old, a group that comprised 66 percent of unrestrained occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2010 — the highest proportion among all occupants.

Yet in 2010 alone, 241 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in traffic crashes during the Memorial Day holiday period.

In the past year, trucks operated by Ken's Trucking were involved in five recordable crashes, with at least two of the crashes attributable to maintenance deficiencies, including a broken driveshaft that fell onto the roadway and caused a collision with a passenger vehicle.

This list of these most important and crucial safety aspects of this aristocratic Honda Civic sedan includes driver and passenger side SRS air bags, for enhanced protection in case of a crash, an ABS along with EBD and Brake Assist for proficient braking and handling, front fog lamps for better visibility, adjustable front seat belts with pre-tensioners, a security alarm system for avoiding any unauthorized entry into this sedan, a keyless entry with answer back mode for added protection, an engine immobilizer to avoid thefts, auto door locks for added security of the passengers seated inside, a rear window defogger and defroster to give the driver a clear view of the rear vehicles, all power windows with driver side getting a one touch automatic up / down window with a pinch guard, child proof locks for rear doors for better protection and safety of the children, a day and night internal rear view mirror to avoid the high beams of the other vehicles, a wave key and a dual horn as well.

From strong vehicle structures that reduce crash impact, to active safety technologies that help you avoid collisions altogether, our «prevent, protect, respond» philosophy helps our passengers achieve outstanding safety.

To qualify for the 2018 Top Safety Pick + award, vehicles must earn a good rating in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests; an acceptable or good rating in the passenger - side small overlap test; an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention; and a good headlight rating.

The vehicle comes standard with driver, side, side head, passenger and rear head airbags, in order to protect all angles of the vehicle from potential glass and other debris in the event of a crash.

The window sticker notes the safety rating of the vehicle overall, in a front - impact crash for both driver and passenger, side impact crash for both front and rear seat occupants, and the vehicle's risk of rolling over.

The system can also steer the vehicle into and out of a parallel parking space • Forward and reverse sensing systems: The systems provide audible alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system: Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a crash.

IIHS evaluated seven 2018 model year vehicles in its passenger - side small overlap crash test, five of which garnered good ratings, including the BMW X1, Mitsubishi Outlander, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Jeep Compass.

The IIHS is focused on testing two aspects when it comes to a vehicle's safety rating: crashworthiness — which rates how well a vehicle protects the drivers and passengers in a crash and crash avoidance — which rates the technology the vehicle has to prevent a crash.

Weight - optimised and crash - optimised body structure; standard safety fittings include front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic belts on all seats, at front with belt tensioners and belt force limiters, twin ISOFIX children's seat attachments at rear and optionally also on the front passenger seat, tyre pressure control and partially active engine compartment lid for optimised pedestrian protection; optimised vehicle weight; excellent acoustic and vibrational comfort; favourable aerodynamic properties.

Large vehicles can also have unwieldy handling and poor fuel economy and they allow teens to carry more passengers, which increases the crash risk.

Today's passenger vehicles are more crashworthy than they used to be, especially in frontal crashes.

The Ridgeline pickup achieved a 5 - star Overall Vehicle Rating in the NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by scoring 5 stars in the frontal crash tests for driver and passenger, 5 stars for side crash tests for both front and rear seats, and 4 stars in the rollover test.

Jazz offers a full range of safety features such as G - CON safety body to enhance protection and protect the passenger cabin from omnidirectional crashes; six airbags; Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA); Hill Start Assist (HSA); an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) that helps control steering during heavy braking with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD); and a Multi-angle Rearview Camera with three - level views.

The Institute has estimated that if all vehicles were equipped with crash avoidance features, 1.9 million crashes, including 1 in 3 fatal ones, could potentially be prevented or mitigated if the systems worked perfectly (see «New estimates of benefits of crash avoidance features on passenger vehicles,» May 20, 2010).

For eight years the Institute has been providing comparative rankings of passenger vehicles based on performance in frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph.

ACE utilizes a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle, thus reducing the forces transferred to the passenger compartment.

However, the automaker earlier this year lengthened the vehicles» side curtain airbags to improve passenger protection in small overlap front crashes.

Earlier research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated that if every vehicle on the road were equipped with four types of crash avoidance features — forward collision warning, lane departure warning, blind spot detection and adaptive headlights — nearly a third of all crashes could potentially be prevented or mitigated (see «New estimates of benefits of crash avoidance features on passenger vehicles,» May 20, 2010).

This helps protect the passengers on the opposite side of a crash, by keeping him from sailing across the vehicle's cabin.

ACE ™ employs a network of interconnected frame structures that work to absorb and redirect frontal collision forces away from the passenger cabin while simultaneously helping improve crash compatibility with vehicles of different sizes.

To help consumers zero in on automatic braking systems with the most stopping power, the Institute started rating passenger vehicles for front crash prevention in 2013.

It is engineered to provide additional restraint to drivers and front passengers in far - side impact crashes, where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle.

Concern: In the event of a motor vehicle crash, necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious injury or death.

One of the newest innovations in crash safety is an airbag system that deploys between the two front passenger seats of a vehicle.

In terms of actual safety features, the 2014 Honda Insight comes with driver, side head, side, passenger and rear head airbags, protecting everyone inside of the vehicle from a possible crash and flying debris.

New evidence concerning fatal crashes of passenger vehicles before and after adding antilock braking systems.

The Institute's Top Safety Pick award recognizes passenger vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover and rear crashes based on ratings in Institute evaluations.

It gets good ratings save for its passenger side small overlap crash protection rating, which comes in at the minimum «acceptable» level the IIHS considered for vehicles worthy of inclusion here.

Cause: A fault in the front passenger air bag could inhibit proper deployment in the event of a motor vehicle crash.