The Ohio Department of Transportation was busy calling in drivers to handle the snow at 5 a.m. this morning, in an effort to get the highways clear, but despite these efforts nearly a dozen cars had gone off the road as a result of the snowy conditions by 9 a.m. Interstate 71 and Interstate 275 were both closed as
a result of vehicle crashes caused by the snow.
A head injury lawyer is needed when
the result of vehicle crashes, falls, and sports injuries.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS was formed in 1959 with and its main aim is to lower the number of motor vehicle accidents as well as the amount of injuries and property damage as
a result of the vehicle crashes.
The IIHS also evaluates the integrity of vehicle roofs since 25 percent of vehicle passenger fatalities is
a result of a vehicle crash when vehicle rolls over.
In Missouri, someone is injured in a car accident every 10.3 minutes, and dies as
a result of a vehicle crash every 11.1 hours.
Not exact matches
Fortune pointed to the quarterly report Tesla had filed just three days after the
crash, warning that»... we face inherent risk
of exposure to claims in the event our
vehicles do not perform as expected
resulting in personal injury or death,» and specifically calling out Autopilot as a technology that could
result in such claims and materially affect financial performance.
Tesla Motors and Mobileye are ending their partnership, as a
result of the fatal car
crash of a Model S
vehicle while Autopilot was enabled.
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.
«According to the Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia, approximately one in four
of all motor
vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these
crashes result in a significantly higher injury rate than front or rear
crashes.»
Six people on the train and the female driver
of the SUV died in the
crash when the
vehicle caught fire,
resulting in the first car
of the train also burning up.
«Tanker drivers should ensure that speed limiters are fixed in their
vehicles, at least it will caution them and reduce
crashes as a
result of speeding.
(FROM DAILY VOICE) A chain - reaction head - on
crash involving four
vehicles resulted in several injuries Sundayafternoon in Montebello.It occurred around 1:50 p.m., on Haverstraw Road (Route 202) west
of Mayer Drive, said Ramapo police.
Suffolk Police Chief
of Detectives Gerard Gigante, speaking at a news briefing near the scene
of the
crash, said debris from the collisions hit a fourth
vehicle,
resulting in minor damage.
The
results showed that the driver's chance
of survival was increased by driving a
vehicle with a higher mass, driving a newer
vehicle, being younger, being a male, using a seatbelt and having the airbag deployed in the
crash.
These
crashes, which primarily occur with motor
vehicles, increase the velocity
of the
crash impact and, as a
result, the severity
of the injury.»
Road - traffic safety aims to reduce the harm (deaths, injuries, and property damage)
resulting from
crashes of road
vehicles traveling on public roads.
As a
result, drug overdose has surpassed motor
vehicle crashes as the leading cause
of death due to injury in the U.S..
«This
resulted in an increased risk
of motor
vehicle crashes in sleep - deprived individuals.»
The research team looked at the number
of injuries, severity
of injury, type
of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot injuries compared with children whose injuries
resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a motor
vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls, motor
vehicle crashes and others.
The movie contains almost continuous depictions
of hand - to - hand battles (with and without weapons), racing high - tech
vehicles and firing at various opponents which
result in implied deaths, injuries (one drop
of blood is shown),
crashes, destructive explosion and characters disintegrating into digital rubble.
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.
The hybrid system could also shut down completely
resulting in a
vehicle stall, increasing the risk
of a
crash.
If the adhesive bond fails and
results in a loss
of torque to the rear wheels, the
vehicle operator may be unable to move the
vehicle, or may experience deceleration if the
vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk
of a
vehicle crash.
THIS COULD
RESULT IN BENDING
OF THE HITCH CHANNEL OR THE HITCH COULD BE PULLED OFF THE
VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK
OF A
CRASH.
A MISPRINTED LABEL COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER
VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD
RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK
OF A
CRASH.
A new frontal oblique test to address a
crash type that continues to
result in deaths and serious injuries despite the use
of seat belts, air bags, and the crashworthy structures
of late - model
vehicles;
The Problem: The driver - side floormat anchor may break allowing the mat to move and become trapped between the accelerator pedal and the
vehicle carpet,
resulting in very high
vehicle speeds and increasing the risk
of a
crash.
IN THE EVENT
OF A
VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.
The MGA Research Corp., a New York company that
crash tests
vehicles and evaluates the
results, has named the integrated child safety seat available in Chrysler's minivans as «Safety Highlight
of 1991.»
Joe Nolan, IIHS Senior Vice President,
Vehicle Research, noted that the
results ran the gamut from the best rating
of «Good,» to the worst rating
of «Poor,» and that some small cars continue to «struggle» with the IIHS small overlap front
crash test.
Conequence: LOSS
OF BRAKE FLUID CAN
RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
VEHICLE CRASH.
Conequence: IF THERE IS A SEPARATION
OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE HOUSING, THE DRIVER CAN LOOSE STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
VEHICLE CRASH.
Concern: A loss
of power steering assistance could
result in the increased demand for driver effort to manipulate the
vehicle safely especially at low speeds, placing
vehicle occupants and bystanders at a greater degree
of risk from a motor
vehicle crash.
Conequence: Exploitation
of the software vulnerability may
result in unauthorized remote modification and control
of certain
vehicle systems, increasing the risk
of a
crash.
The hybrid system could also shut down completely
resulting in a
vehicle stall, increasing the risk
of a motor
vehicle crash.
Conequence: OPERATION
OF THE
VEHICLE WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE COULD
RESULT IN TIRE DAMAGE AND CAUSE A
CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Concern: Exploitation
of the software vulnerability may
result in unauthorized remote modification and control
of certain
vehicle systems, increasing the risk
of a motor
vehicle crash.
This is a dramatic
result, given that only about 7 percent
of police - reported
crashes occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. and involve more than one
vehicle.
Part
of the disconnect between these
results and the Institute's estimates
of the feature's potential probably has to do with the fact that
crashes in which
vehicles drift off the road aren't common, even though they account for a large proportion
of fatal
crashes.
The Top Safety Pick designation is intended to make it easier for consumers to find top - rated
vehicles without sorting through reams
of crash test
results.
Although the tests IIHS conducts are good predictors
of the
results of a
crash, how do older
vehicles compare in the real world as safety progresses?
«Anti-locks are not reducing either the frequency or the cost
of crashes that
result in insurance claims for
vehicle damage,» the researchers wrote.
As a
result,
vehicle occupants have an increased risk
of injury in a
crash.
The Highway Loss Data Institute said it conducted the first large - scale assessment
of the effects
of anti-lock brakes on motor
vehicle crashes and found «disappointing
results.»
Conequence: LOSS
OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN
RESULT IN A
VEHICLE CRASH.
THIS MAY
RESULT IN LOSS
OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
VEHICLE CRASH.
As a convenience to new car shoppers, the Overall
Vehicle Score represents the combined
results of the overall ratings from the frontal
crash tests, the side
crash tests2 and the rollover - resistance3 into a single, summary score between one and five stars.
«These
results demonstrate the effectiveness
of the Institute's frontal
crash test program in bringing about improvements in
vehicle designs,» says Adrian Lund, the Institute's chief operating officer.
«Manufacturers are paying attention to our tests, and the
result is that consumers have a wider choice
of vehicles that do a good job
of protecting them in the two most common kinds
of serious
crashes, front and side,» Lund says.
Concern: Over time, the ball joint corrosion may
result in the front lower control arm separating from the ball joint, causing a loss
of steering control and increasing the risk
of a motor
vehicle crash.