When your teenage kid goes off to college, it removes a full time high
risk driver from your roster of everyday operators at your house.
Every insurance company authorized to sell auto insurance in Illinois must accept an annual quota of high
risk drivers from the ILAIP based on their market share.
Not exact matches
Uber's case is that the
driver enters into a binding agreement with a person whose identity he does not know (and will never know) and who does not know and will never know his identity, to undertake a journey to a destination not told to him until the journey begins, by a route prescribed by a stranger to the contract [Uber]
from which he is not free to depart (at least not without
risk), for a fee which (a) is set by the stranger, and (b) is not known by the passenger (who only is told the total to be paid), (c) is calculated by the stranger (as a percentage of the total sum) and (d) is paid to the stranger.
This under appreciated industrials company is benefiting
from internal profitability initiatives and external growth
drivers, while low profit expectations embedded in the stock price make for an attractive
risk / reward scenario.
«Having architected a financial
risk model for PayPal's payments business that helped catapult PayPal
from a multi-million dollar enterprise to a multi-billion dollar one, Bret has a proven track record as a key growth
driver and strategist for fintech companies navigating new territory.
First Quadrant (FQ) believes its edge is derived
from a focus on macro phenomena, the
drivers of return and careful examination of
risk.
We expect earnings growth to take over
from multiple expansion as a
driver of returns, and the decline in
risk premia to largely be offset by a rise in underlying government bond yields.
From a
risk management perspective, Byers said that DriveCam helps Coke Consolidated identify and follow trends in driving behavior results to further identify and improve transportation strategies related to
drivers as well as equipment.
In a sport dominated for adecade by the German
driver Michael Schumacher and his Ferrari team, Montoyawas viewed as an aggressive,
risk - taking
driver with a rare instinct forpassing on the demanding winding road courses through cities and countryside.His name and mischievous smile were known
from Canada to Monaco to Bahrain andChina.
Researcher Xin Qi,
from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, studied the socioenvironmental
drivers of suicide rates in Australia over 20 years and found variations in temperatures coupled with spikes in unemployment were significant
risk factors for suicide.
Results
from the three assessments confirm that climate projections are the main
driver influencing future trends of flood
risk.
The most important reason is that secrecy is a key
driver of
risk perception heuristics: When information is being withheld
from us, we immediately assume the worst.
Besides the software, the researchers have developed a mechanism in the accelerator, which, if
risk arises, can lock it; and a system that prevents the
driver from spinning the wheel towards the area around the pedestrian.
First, the study is based on data
from only six states where this information is captured; secondly, the effects of drugs on driving performance and crash
risk vary by drug type, dosage, and the
driver's physiological response and tolerance level.
To determine the prevalence of texting while driving among youths, Bailin and her colleagues analyzed data
from the 2011 Youth
Risk Behavior Survey of 7,833 high school students who were old enough to get a
driver's license in their state.
Risks of distracted driving were greatest for newly licensed teen
drivers, who were substantially more likely than adults to be involved in a crash or near miss while texting or engaging in tasks secondary to driving, according to the researchers
from the National Institutes of Health and Virginia Tech.
The new study, «Trait predictors of aggression and crash - related behaviors across
drivers from the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic» — by Amanda N. Stephens of the Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Australia, and Mark J. M. Sullman of Cranfield University, United Kingdom — recently appeared in the online version of
Risk Analysis, a publication of the Society for
Risk Analysis.
I swear it's not a trend thing; I was actually quite resistant to getting backpack as my daily
driver because 1) I hold onto bags for a LONG time and 2) I didn't want to
risk looking like a tool 3 years
from now.
More choices, more opportunities, more strategy, greater
risks and greater rewards SEAMLESSLY CONNECTED — Socialize and compete via Online Track Days, have players
from around the world take the place of AI - controlled
drivers in your solo play, and get news updates on the
Driver Network around you PRO ESPORTS RACING — Skill & Behavioural - based matchmaking, create your own Online Racing Seasons, and Live Broadcast and Spectator functionality YOUR HOME FOR RACING — Your own personal, customisable Test Track to tune and test your cars.
This short film is actually a Honda ad, but it makes its point beautifully, describing how innovation only comes
from willingness to try new things and take
risks — illustrated by interviews with engineers, designers, and race car
drivers.
For years, many had believed that the era where
drivers passed away
from on - course collisions was over, yet the deaths of IndyCar
driver Justin Wilson and Formula 1
driver Jules Bianchi shone a spotlight on the potential
risks of open - cockpit cars.
Requiring little investment
from the
driver aside
from a helmet, and posing little
risk to the car, autocrossing is an ideal gateway to racing for a cash - strapped young person (although regulars find plenty of ways to invest obscene amounts of money).
I rode shotgun in one on the way back
from dragging the Demon at Lucas Oil Raceway and the
driver routinely
risked the ire of local law enforcement without any intent to do so.
The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders around the country —
from lawmakers and safety organizations to families and younger
drivers — can take to reduce the
risk posed by distracted driving.
The 780 attracts only the right kind of attention —
from those who appreciate substance over flash — and can be used as a daily
driver without
risking the family fortune.
«We welcome our new MCSAC members and look forward to their contributions that will help FMCSA raise the bar for carriers to enter the industry, maintain high safety standards to remain in the industry, and remove high
risk carriers and
drivers from our roadways,» said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.
The McLaren P1 GTR keys come with exclusive
driver instruction
from McLaren's
driver fitness team and design director Frank Stephenson, access to a McLaren racing simulator to take a few extra
risks without killing yourself, and an invitation to participate in at least six international drive events at Formula 1 circuits.
Driver — In both tests, measures taken
from the dummy indicate a low
risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Driver — Measures taken
from the dummy indicate a low
risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Remove the highest
risk drivers, vehicles, and carriers
from our roads and prevent them
from operating.
Predictive Forward Collision Warning warns the
driver of
risks that may be obscured
from the
driver's view.
Active Brake Assist works with radar and
from a speed of 30 km / h it emits a warning sound to alert the
driver's attention to the
risk of a collision detected with a vehicle driving ahead.
Driver — In the test of the 2009 model, measures taken
from the dummy indicate a low
risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
In the side impact test for both models, measures taken
from both the
driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low
risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this one.
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.
One concern is that
drivers might rely on crash avoidance systems too much and feel freer to look away
from the road or take other
risks.
Predictive forward collision warning system warns the
driver of
risks that may be obscured
from the
driver's view.
Concern: A loss of electrical connection to the
driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag
from deploying in the event of a motor vehicle crash and increasing the
risk of injury.
To estimate side airbag effectiveness in on - the - road crashes, Institute researchers used data
from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System to compute the relative
risk of dying for
drivers of 1997 - 2002 car models with and without side airbags when their vehicles were struck on the left (
driver) side.
Euro NCAP reported a spot - weld failure that caused a rupture in the
driver footwell «which precluded any demonstration
from Kia that the knees and femurs would be well protected for different occupant statures and positions, and the steering column and the edge of the centre console were thought to pose a
risk of injury».
In the event of a collision, the steering wheel is drawn away
from the
driver to minimise the
risk of chest and head injuries.
A potential inadvertent deployment of the
driver side airbag is responsible for 770,000 SUVs being recalled; a fire
risk from the alternator is responsible for 565,000 other vehicles.
That means a strong safety cage that resists intrusion, safety belts that prevent a
driver from pitching too far forward and side curtain airbags that provide enough forward coverage to cushion a head at
risk of hitting the dashboard or window frame.
«That means a strong occupant compartment that resists the kinds of intrusion we see in a frontal crash like this, safety belts that prevent a
driver from pitching too far forward and side curtain airbags to cushion a head at
risk of hitting the dashboard or window frame.»
Injury measures taken
from driver dummies in both tests indicate high
risk of life - threatening injuries.
What's the best way to eliminate the
risk of unintended acceleration accidents, including those involving moronic
drivers that can't distinguish right foot
from left?
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.
Adjustable accelerator and brake pedals, which are intended to protect short
drivers from air bags, are the surprise hit of the 1999 model year at Ford.The company will offer the feature in more car and light - truck lines in the 2000 model year.Short people, particularly women, are buying the adjustable pedals to enable them to sit farther
from the steering column, which can reduce the
risk of injury during an air bag deployment.
The hazards: if the transmission gear position indicator fails to illuminate, the
driver may be unable to tell the transmission shift position, increasing the
risk of a crash or injury
from unintended vehicle movement.
(The other two on that list are the 2014 Kia Forte and the 2012 Toyota Prius v.) The Mazda5's
driver's side door unlatched during the test, upping the
risk of occupants being ejected
from the vehicle.