Sentences with phrase «reducing whiplash»

«The key to reducing whiplash injury risk is to keep the head and torso moving together,» Lund explains.

While active seatback designs don't automatically qualify for good ratings, they do control the acceleration of the torso, which is thought to be important in reducing whiplash injuries.

As more restraints with good geometry are introduced and the number of active head restraint systems increases, there's a need for dynamic testing to assess the overall performance of seats and head restraints in reducing whiplash injury risk.

The key to reducing whiplash injury risk is to move the head and torso together.

In certain rear - end collisions, front - seat Active Head Restraints move upward and forward to help cushion the head, and to help assist in reducing whiplash - type injuries.

Earning the highest rating from the IIHS means that no detail was overlooked to include seats that reduce whiplash injuries.

Safety equipment includes six airbags, active head restraints to reduce whiplash, and Nissan's slide - away brake pedal assembly that moves the brake pedal to reduce lower - leg injuries to the driver in front - end collisions.

Of course, headrests were found to reduce whiplash injuries; child seats were improved and some even built into the car's regular seat for easy use and optimum protection; slide - open doors not only promote quick entry / exit from minivans but, with power controls, have sensors that force doors to stop when an object is in their paths; and cupholders free the motorist's hands to grip the wheel rather than balance hot coffee in the lap.

It reduces rear - end crashes by 40 % and also reduces whiplash injuries, the most common type of injuries in vehicles.

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«Intense exercise treatment no better than simple advice, self - directed exercise at reducing pain from chronic whiplash.»

Finally, Pre-Safe Plus can detect an imminent rear - end collision and can prepare for it by cinching the seatbelt tensioners and firmly applying the brakes, reducing potential for whiplash injuries and secondary crashes.

In this particular Mazda 6 Grand Touring car, there are six airbags, whiplash - reducing seat headrests, anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution, brake assist, traction control, stability control, blind - spot warning, cross-traffic alert, radar - controlled cruise control, lane - departure warning, automated city braking, forward obstruction warning, and high - beam warning.

Variable Heated Reclining Front Bucket Seats - inc: adjustable front and rear headrests, whiplash - reducing active front headrests and 6 - way power driver's seat w / manual lumbar adjustment

All trim levels come with features like the Star Safety System (which includes vehicle stability control, traction control, antilock brake system, electronic brake - force distribution, brake assist, and smart stop technology), ten airbags, whiplash - injury - reducing front seats, three - point seatbelts, LATCH, energy - absorbing collapsible steering column, side impact door beams, and much more.

Standard safety features include whiplash - reducing seats, a tire pressure monitoring system, and nine standard airbags.

Also standard on the 2018 Avalon are 10 airbags, Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, and Whiplash - injury - lessening seats that are designed to yield in a controlled manner in certain rear - end collisions to reduce the risk of neck injuries.

Every 2015 Toyota Yaris comes standard with stability and traction control, whiplash - reducing front seats, front side airbags, full - length side curtain airbags, front - seat cushion airbags that prevent submarining and a driver knee airbag.

The car will also lock its brakes and activate seatbelt pretensioners to help reduce the risk of whiplash.

Neck - Pro front head restraints can protect the driver and the front passenger in a rear - end collision by automatically moving the headrests forward and upward to better support the head and reduce the chance of whiplash.

Front - to - rear collisions also result in many claims for minor injuries like whiplash and back sprains to the occupants of the struck vehicle, and all the systems reduced claims under bodily injury liability insurance.

Performance Design Heated Front Bucket Seats - inc: height adjustable driver's seat, height and tilt adjustable head restraints w / embossed STI logo, front passenger seatback pocket and whiplash reducing

Research suggests that Autonomous Emergency Braking systems can reduce accidents by up to 27 %, saving around 8,000 lives and preventing many more serious injuries and whiplash claims each year.

Active Head Restraints help reduce the chances of whiplash injuries to front - seat occupants by moving up and forward during certain rear - end collisions.

Occupant protection consists of 10 airbags, the suite of electronic stability aids, and front seats designed to reduce the severity of whiplash - related injuries.

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.

Corolla iM comes with Whiplash - Injury - Lessening (WIL) front seats3 that can help reduce the severity of whiplash injury in certain rear - end colWhiplash - Injury - Lessening (WIL) front seats3 that can help reduce the severity of whiplash injury in certain rear - end colwhiplash injury in certain rear - end collisions.

This is in addition to standard Electronic Stabilisation Programme (ESP), Brake Assist, ABS, the introduction of new whiplash reducing headrests, side impact protection and a stronger chassis structure than ever before.

[59] The system adjusts the active head restraints by moving them upward and forward to reduce the risk of whiplash injuries if an imminent rear collision is detected.

A driver - focused interior remains integral to the WRX STI performance character, with the new model debuting a motorsports - inspired flat - bottom steering wheel and new whiplash - reducing performance - design front seats with height and tilt - adjustable head restraints.

Accent's standard front - seat active head restraints help prevent whiplash by automatically reducing the space between a front occupant's head and the head restraint during certain rear collisions and are highly recommended by organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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With Whiplash - Injury - Lessening (WIL) front seats, the 2018 Toyota Corolla can reduce the magnitude of whiplash injuries as a result of rear - end coWhiplash - Injury - Lessening (WIL) front seats, the 2018 Toyota Corolla can reduce the magnitude of whiplash injuries as a result of rear - end cowhiplash injuries as a result of rear - end collision.

Whiplash injuries also can be expensive to treat, so reducing them would be welcome from a financial as well as a public health perspective.»

Every 2016 Subaru Impreza comes standard with stability and traction control, antilock disc brakes, front seat side airbags, side curtain airbags, a driver knee airbag and whiplash - reducing front head restraints.

The Accent's standard front - seat active head restraints help prevent whiplash by automatically reducing the space between a front occupant's head and the restraint during certain rear collisions.

Finally, front - seat Active Head Restraints help reduce the chance of whiplash injuries.

NECK - PRO is an effective means of reducing the risk of whiplash injuries during a rear - end collision.

Active Head Restraints help reduce the chance of whiplash injuries and the Tire Pressure Monitoring System ensures maximum tire life by keeping you informed.

To reduce the risk of whiplash injuries in a rear collision, all pillar trim adopts impact - absorbing structures, and the seatbacks employ new impact - absorbing designs.

Safety features standard on every 2015 BMW 3 Series model consist of eight airbags, active head restraints to help reduce the severity of whiplash injuries, and impact sensors that unlock the doors, activate the hazard lights, and shut down electrical systems after a collision.

The 10 standard air bags should provide all of the protection you could possibly need, while the whiplash - injury - lessening seats should reduce the chance of a neck injury.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 24 — Volvo's Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), first introduced in 1999 as a safety device for front seats designed to reduce head and neck injuries in rear - end collisions, received independent verification today of its overall effectiveness in a study released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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.

IIHS stated that Volvo's Whiplash Protection System design reduced head and neck injuries by limiting forward acceleration of the torso in relation to the head in a rear - end collision.

Automatic operation of hazard lights under emergency braking * Active front headrests replaced with whiplash reducing variants * Rear headrests height reduced to increase visibility * Icon on door lock button on drivers door changed * Plastics in doors changed from soft touch to hard plastic * Leather armrest is replaced with faux leather (leatherette) * Buttons on RCD 300, -LSB-...]

Safety equipment consists of six airbags, active head restraints to reduce the severity of whiplash, and Nissan's slide - away brake pedal assembly that moves the brake pedal away from the driver in certain front - end collisions to help prevent lower - leg injuries.

While looking good and acting good, the S60 still packs the safety features, including a stability and traction - control system to monitor wheel spin and apply the brakes to offending wheel or wheels to reduce the risk of losing traction; dual - stage (deployment speed based on impact speed) front and side air bags plus an inflatable side curtain that drops from the roof for head protection; whiplash protection driver / passenger seat to cushion the head in a rear impact; and daytime running lamps.

Safety kit includes tyre pressure monitoring and a host of airbags and whiplash reducing seats.

If the danger of a collision persists, the system can also firmly apply the parking brake on the vehicle stationary and thus minimize the risk of whiplash injuries by reducing the forward jolt caused by an impact from the rear.

Active front headrests help reduce the severity of a whiplash injury in the event of certain types of lower speed rear collisions.