Sentences with phrase «than passenger vehicles»

A fully loaded 18 - wheeler can weigh 20 times more than a passenger vehicle.

There are a number of causes for accidents with large trucks including that loaded trucks can take up to 40 percent further to stop than a passenger vehicle.

And some of the reasons motorcycles are so fun to ride also make them much more dangerous to operate than passenger vehicles.

A motorcycle has less stability and is smaller than a passenger vehicle.

But the sector gets far less attention and policy focus than passenger vehicles.

Commercial vehicles and trucks are much larger and heavier than passenger vehicles.

Add to that the fact that trucks are often much larger than passenger vehicles and the possibility exists for these accidents to cause severe, potentially fatal injuries in a matter of seconds.

But motor - coaches are dangerous, more dangerous than passenger vehicles.

All vehicles have blind spots, but a tractor trailer with an average length of 70 to 80 feet has significantly greater blind spots than a passenger vehicle.

A motorcycle presents a far smaller profile than a passenger vehicle, making it especially difficult to see.

The weight and mass of the trucks means that more damage occurs when a tractor - trailer strikes another vehicle than another passenger vehicle.

Unfortunately, insurance companies are tougher on motorcycle accidents than passenger vehicle collisions.

Driving a large pickup truck full of heavy equipment is more difficult because the truck is harder to maneuver than a passenger vehicle.

Even under the very best of conditions, motorcycles can be much more difficult to see than passenger vehicles.

Due to their large size, commercial trucks are much more likely to cause serious injuries than passenger vehicles.

If the truck has a loaded trailer, it can take 20 to 40 percent longer to stop than a passenger vehicle.

And some of the reasons motorcycles are so fun to ride also make them much more dangerous to operate than passenger vehicles.

Additionally, because of the weight of the vehicle, a large truck requires a much greater stopping distance than a passenger vehicle — up to 430 feet when traveling at 55 miles per hour.

In 2009, motorcyclists were 25 times more likely than passenger vehicle occupants to die in a crash, according to the NHTSA.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated in 2010 that 4,280 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the U.S. and stated that pedestrians are «1.5 times more likely than passenger vehicle occupants to be killed in a car crash.»

The average large truck crash costs significantly more than a passenger vehicle accident at $ 91,000 per incident.

IEA study unveils key role for trucks in global oil - demand growth Fast - growing road - freight transport receives far less policy attention than passenger vehicles 3 July 2017

The fact is that motorcycles are inherently less protective of their riders than passenger vehicles because they lack the exterior shell, safety belts, and airbags that are standard on cars, trucks, and SUVs.

They are much more vulnerable than passenger vehicle drivers in crashes, as they have nothing except their personal gear between them and the asphalt.

Truckers and trucking companies have different rules to follow than passenger vehicles.

These trucks take far longer than passenger vehicles to come to a complete stop, have larger blind spots on both sides, and carry larger and heavier cargo that affects their ability to change direction and stop.

Motorcycles operate by slightly different rules than passenger vehicles do.

A Las Vegas truck accident can seem even more complicated and challenging than a passenger vehicle accident.

yes no If yes, what other endorsements (other than passenger vehicle) do you have on your driver's license?

Trucks will require more stopping distance than passenger vehicles.

For instance, commercial vehicles weigh 20 to 30 times more than passenger vehicles, which means that they can cause devastating damage when they get into accidents and the injuries that result are often catastrophic.

There's fewer of them than passenger vehicles, and they could be more easily standardized.

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Trucks typically weigh 20 - 30 times more than passenger vehicles.