The dummies
used in the crash tests roughly correspond with a 18 - month - old and a three - year - old — these sit in child restraints on the back seat.
So far, no single dummy is sufficiently humanlike to be
used in all crash tests.
The protocols are
used in the crash test facilities and by Euro NCAP inspectors during each safety test.
Not exact matches
U.S. safety regulators have demanded that it hand over detailed information about the design, operation and
testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal
crash in which the system was
in use.
It would roll out a new technology, the «Textalyzer,» that can
test whether a cellphone had been
in use in the moments leading up to a
crash.
In the Uber
crash last month, the ride - services company was
testing a fully driverless system intended for commercial
use when the prototype vehicle struck and killed a woman walking across an Arizona road.
If you're looking for a high back booster, another trustworthy, high performing seat is the Britax Romer Kidfix II XP SICT, simple to
use and fit with excellent results
in crash tests.
One reason foot props are not common on U.S. car seats is because of the
crash testing methods
used in this country.
Ten helmets
tested by researchers reduced the likelihood of traumatic brain injury by an average of 20 percent compared with no helmet
in a simulation
using crash test dummies.
We can not be sure of what will happen when car seats are
used in ways that have not been
crash tested and approved.
When you install the car seat
using methods not outlined
in the instruction manual, you are,
in essence,
using your child as the
crash test dummy.
The Radian RXT is NCAP
crash tested, the industry benchmark for collateral kid seat performance
in severe accident conditions, and the only seat rated for latch
use with a toddler up to eighty pounds.
Something that would greatly benefit car seat research was first
used in 1949, a
crash test dummy.
In the Plus Test we use a very brutal crash pulse but also measure forces in head of a chil
In the Plus
Test we
use a very brutal
crash pulse but also measure forces
in head of a chil
in head of a child.
In their
crash tests with several rear - facing seats, all of the seats were effective when
used correctly, the investigators found.
The RadianRXT is NCAP
crash tested, the industry benchmark for verifying child seat performance
in severe accident conditions, and the only car seat rated for LATCH
use with a child up to 80 lbs.
Thibault points to a 2003 study
in the Journal of Neurosurgery that
used lifelike infant dolls with
crash test dummy accelerometers inside their heads.
The 2003 book by Mary Roach takes a sweeping look at everything from cadaver farms, where donated bodies rot slowly outside
in the name of science, to the
use of human bodies as
crash -
test dummies.
In addition to random testing, truck and bus companies are further required to perform drug and alcohol testing on new hires, drivers involved in significant crashes, and whenever a supervisor suspects a driver of using drugs or alcohol while at wor
In addition to random
testing, truck and bus companies are further required to perform drug and alcohol
testing on new hires, drivers involved
in significant crashes, and whenever a supervisor suspects a driver of using drugs or alcohol while at wor
in significant
crashes, and whenever a supervisor suspects a driver of
using drugs or alcohol while at work.
The benefits would be twofold: not only would a standardised
crash test procedure be introduced, but safety techniques already
used in the world of motorsport would give real - world relevance to the sport - which might otherwise come under even greater scrutiny should another high - profile death occur.
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;
Truck and bus companies are further required to perform drug and alcohol
testing on new hires, drivers involved
in significant
crashes and whenever a supervisor suspects a driver of
using drugs or alcohol while at work.
The old term «They sure don't build»em like they
used to» should always be followed up with a «Good,» because modern cars perform better
in crash tests than any of the land yachts of the 1970s.
Consumer Reports compiled a list of new and
used vehicles that provide balanced performance
in CR
tests, have had average or better reliability, come with standard ESC, and did well
in independent
crash tests.
It's not immediately clear
in NHTSA would
crash -
test n - factorial combinations of advanced safety features, or
use algorithms that assign of bump of, say, 0.025 to 0.1 ratings points for each feature.
SIDs
used in government
crash tests aren't very sophisticated dummies.
The newly introduced side - pole
crash test exclusively
uses the small female
crash dummy
in a front seating position.
[17] The results from the
test were helped by the
use of high - strength steel
used in the body shell which was designed to spread
crash forces over distinct load channels, therefore ensuring the safety of the occupants within the safety cell.
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The agency has sponsored studies of
crash data to help examine the potential safety benefits, conducted
test track studies to understand how the systems respond
in different maneuvers, and undertaken simulator evaluations to understand how drivers might
use the systems.
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Another reason is that the frontal
crash dummy IIHS
uses in the small overlap
test isn't good at measuring risks from lateral forces.
Moreover, hot - stamping components are
used three times more than for the previous model, and the hot - stamped double - section structure on the B - pillar hugely improves safety
in crash tests.
Everyone wants to drive a safe car and
crash tests are one of the biggest factors buyers
use in determining if their new car is safe.
Honda says it's
used considerably more high tensile steel
in the construction of the latest Civic's shell, and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
testing awarded it full marks
in all of their
crash tests (including small overlap).
Using crash -
test dummies, the agency measures probable head, chest and leg injuries to passengers
in the vehicles.
At a lecture
in Sydney, Australia, he said barrier
crash tests used to set worldwide safety standards are not necessarily a proper measure of what is safe or unsafe, and blamed government regulation.
This one that you are about to see is all about the
crash test dummies that are
used in the General Motors
testing facility.
«Inside IIHS: Side
testing» shows the Institute's moving deformable side impact
crash test barrier and the dummies
used in the side
test, and explains the evolution of side
crash protection.
The first
crash tests, aerodynamics analyses or chassis
tests are also conducted
in the virtual world
using electronic simulations, long before the first physical prototype is built.
Because
crash test dummies aren't
used, the static
test can't directly provide key information about injury risk to occupants involved
in real - world rollover
crashes.
Dole issues another notice seeking data on automatic restraints Quoted without comment Study shows insurance incentive does not increase seat - belt
use Motor vehicle
crashes are a major cause of emergency room visits Study seeks ways to eliminate deaths
in pole
crashes House bill links highway funds to restraint programs NHTSA releases more results of
crash tests on 1984 models
In 1950, a dummy was created by Samuel W. Alderson of the Alderson Research Labs and was
used to perform
crash tests for both aircraft and motor vehicles.
The frontal
crash test is also
used for evaluating integrity of passenger restraint system
used in a vehicle such as seat belts and airbags.
The Sandpoint, Idaho - based company will soon launch a
crash -
tested harness for
use in automobiles, its latest innovation
in a category that Wood expects will continue growing.
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«Last year we made several videos with pet travel safety tips and more information about the
crash -
tested harnesses, which retailers can
use in - store, to train associates or put on their website or social media.
But to
use the simple fact that three cars caught fire as indicative of anything is just media BS, especially since the Model S did extremely well
in crash tests.
A new
crash test dummy is hitting the market and it's being
used to help keep your child safe
in the event of a car accident
in Chicago and elsewhere.
Mediated a patent infringement case involving patents covering a
crash sled system
used in automotive
testing and other applications that utilizes reverse - acceleration with a closed loop feedback