Sentences with phrase «reduces crash risk»

Winners also must have electronic stability control, which research shows significantly reduces crash risk.

This addition is based on Institute research indicating that ESC significantly reduces crash risk, especially the risk of fatal single - vehicle crashes, by helping drivers maintain control of their vehicles during emergency maneuvers).

Winners also must have available electronic stability control, a crash avoidance feature that significantly reduces crash risk.

«To help reduce these crash risks we need to identify individuals with sleep apnea and ensure they are properly treated for their apnea.

Several safety features showed promise in reducing crash risk among the large trucks in the study.

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He believes that a wider presence of self - driving technologies will reduce the risks associated with driving, as human error is responsible for more than 90 percent of all car crashes.

The ARB is located on the infant car seat base and minimizes the risk of injury by reducing rebound rotation by up to 30 percent in a crash.

By clearly defining your expectations before you hand over the car keys, you'll reduce the risk of frustrating conflicts, costly crashes, and other problems.

Crash reports evaluate the ability of the child seat to reduce the injury risk in conditions that simulates a car's interior environment and the forces encountered during a crash.

This reduces the risk of it flying loose in a crash or sudden stop.

Called Next Generation (Next Gen), the car seats offer 360 Degree Protection with Head Safety Technology - designed to reduce the risk of head injury and provides protection from all sides in the event of a vehicle crash.

Be sure to use the top tether: It will limit the motion of the car seat and your child's head in a crash and reduce the risk of injury.

One - third of bike crashes in Toronto's downtown involved the city's streetcar tracks, according to a new study out of UBC and Ryerson University that suggests that separated bike routes could reduce risk to cyclists.

«The risk of reactors cracking open in a crash could be reduced by jettisoning them before impact and bringing them down with parachutes,» he told the Times of London, adding that, in the worst - case scenario, if the armor plating around the reactor was pierced «there would be a risk of radioactive contamination over a few square miles.»

The key is, don't try to do it all right away, gradually adjusting and adding a new part on each time you master a little part will make this a way of life and reduce the risk of adapting to a lifting lifestyle from crashing.

The L - theanine content in matcha works with the caffeine to reduce the risk of energy crashes, jitters and anxiety, and helps sustain energy levels and concentration for longer.6

Performance requirements would ensure a sufficient level of survival space and reduce the risk of ejection in rollover crashes

According to NHTSA research, wearing lap - shoulder belts on motorcoaches could reduce the risk of passengers being killed in a rollover crash by 77 percent.

The Secretary shall require enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures for motorcoaches, including enhanced seating designs, to substantially reduce the risk of passengers being thrown from their seats and colliding with other passengers, interior surfaces, and components in the event of a crash involving a motorcoach.

All cars get six airbags, a speed limiter, tyre pressure monitors and stability control, while Active City Brake is now available as a # 250 option on Allure models and above, reducing the risk of crashes at speeds up to 20mph.

The federal government estimates that adult safety belts reduce the risk of death in a crash among 1 - 4 year - olds by 36 percent.

Among rear seat occupants 5 and older, lap and shoulder belts reduce the risk of death in a crash by 44 - 73 percent compared with no restraint.

Automatic rear braking systems might be as effective or more effective at reducing the risk of backover crashes than cameras or sensors, which require the driver to react appropriately.

The goal of our crash test program is to encourage these kinds of improvements to reduce injury risk in real - world crashes.»

Once this occurs, the wipers would fail to function, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a motor vehicle crash.

Still, NHTSA's study suggests that these features are evening out protection for all occupants and supports a new IIHS analysis suggesting that safer vehicles are helping to reduce older drivers» risk of dying in a crash.

The new BMW 1 Series Convertible also comes with crash - optimized seats with specially padded headrests and backrests designed to reduce the risk of injury in an impact from the rear.

The Smart mostly lacks a front - end crush zone, which is a key component in reducing injury risk in serious frontal crashes.

Both the headlights and taillamps are positioned high, above common crash zones, to reduce the risk of damage in minor collisions.

That can reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash, according to documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Avalon's high - strength body works to disperse crash energy away from the occupants, while the Whiplash - Injury - Lessening seats have been engineered to yield in a controlled manner in order to reduce the risk of a neck injury in the event of a collision.

A later federal report concluded that ABS reduces overall crash involvement risk by 6 percent for cars and 8 percent for pickups and SUVs but has no effect on fatal crash risk.

The tC doesn't have electronic stability control, which research shows can significantly reduce the risk of crashing — especially getting into a serious single - vehicle crash.

In Institute studies, ESC has been found to reduce fatal single - vehicle crash risk by 49 percent and fatal multiple - vehicle crash risk by 20 percent for cars and SUVs.

Mitsubishi doesn't always score highly in our annual Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, but the Eclipse Cross was awarded five stars for safety by independent crash - testing experts Euro NCAP, who took into account the car's autonomous emergency braking, lane - departure warning and other sophisticated systems that work together to reduce the risk of collision.

Pre-acceleration and force limitation allow the occupants to be temporarily isolated from the effects of the crash, significantly reducing the risk and severity of injuries in a frontal collision.

A similar speed reduction in a higher speed crash would significantly reduce injury risk, as well as vehicle damage.

Antilock brakes for motorcycles are working as designed to reduce the chances of crashing, removing some of the risk that comes with riding on two wheels.

Conequence: Failure of the blower motor may reduce the performance of the windshield defroster, diminishing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Conequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SIDE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY, REDUCING THE PROTECTION INTENDED FOR THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.

Conequence: THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Equipping cars and SUVs with electronic - stability control can reduce the risk of involvement in these crashes by more than 50 percent.»

Conequence: If there is a loss of brake fluid, braking performance may be reduced or lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

StabiliTrak electronic stability control system helps reduce the risk of rollover crashes by keeping the vehicle in the driver's intended path by applying throttle, braking or a combination of both.

The new approach sought to reduce crash losses by focusing not only on driver behavior and crash prevention but also on reducing injury risk during crashes and mitigating the consequences after crashes by, for example, decreasing the likelihood of fuel leaks that could lead to postcrash fires.

Antilock brakes on trucks reduced the risk of a crash by 65 percent, while having electronic or roll stability control was associated with a 19 percent lower crash risk.

Advancements in door locks, latches, and hinges are estimated to have saved a total of almost 30,000 lives by keeping doors closed during crashes to reduce the risk of ejection.

Such restraints should reduce the risk of whiplash injury by meeting positioning requirements in relation to drivers» heads — that is, the restraints would be positioned high enough and close enough to the backs of occupants» heads in a rear - end crash to mitigate neck injury.

Antilock braking systems for large trucks reduced the risk of crashing by 65 percent.