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Equipping cars and SUVs with electronic stability control can reduce fatal single - vehicle crashes by more than half, a new Institute study shows.

The study suggests that the technology reduced single - vehicle crashes by more than one - third in passenger cars, more than two - thirds in SUVs.

An Institute study found that ESC reduces fatal single - vehicle crashes by up to 50 percent.

It engages automatically when it senses vehicle instability, and Institute research has found that ESC lowers the risk of fatal single - vehicle crashes by about half.

The Anti-Rebound bar increases stability during a vehicle crash by lowering rebound rotation by 40 %.

ESC lowers the risk of a fatal single - vehicle crash by about half, and it lowers the risk of a fatal rollover crash by as much as 70 percent (see «Roof strength affects injury risk in SUV rollover crashes, study finds,» March 15, 2008).

Not exact matches

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday that 20 automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all U.S. vehicles by 2022, a move that could prevent thousands of rear - end crashes annually.

Beyond the benefits of a bigger after - sales revenue stream, OEMs will have a strong incentive to service these vehicles, since regulators could ultimately force them to take on the greatest portion of the responsibility and risk associated with crashes caused by AV technical failures.

The public's image of the vehicles will be defined by stories like the crash in Tempe, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies self - driving vehicles.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making major improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will dramatically reduce the number and severity of crashes in which they are involved.

But this does not make sense given that fixed incomes are under severe pressure by the Fed's ZIRP policy and income - producing vehicles such as MLPs have eliminated dividends because of the commodity crash.

Still, Tesla had to acknowledge two realities made clear by Huang's death: Autonomous vehicle technology is still in its infancy, and, because no tech is perfect, people in even the most advanced cars will still be involved in fatal crashes.

It has been tested for side impact and has proven to be one of the best currently on the market This seat has been engineered and crash tested to exceed US standards set by FMVSS 213 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No 213).

This law is also known as the Anton Skeen Law, named for a child who died in a rollover crash because, although he was properly restrained by state law at the time, the vehicle seatbelt could not protect him during the crash.

The measure, backed by Sen. David Carlucci and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, was introduced after last year's Metro - North crash in which a commuter train collided with a sport utility vehicle at a highway - railroad grade crossing in Valhalla.

Vehicle Driven by New York State Senator George Latimer Crashed Through this Fence on Wilmot Road

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a vehicle operated by 24 year old Samuel Ackermann of Norwich, he led officers on an 8 mile pursuit from Oxford that ended when Ackermann crashed into a tree and fled the... Continue reading →

In our exclusive reporting on Latimer's July car crash in which Latimer appears to have run a red light leading to a collision that injured two people, we asked two signifcant questions that Latimer refused to answer: why was he driving Westbound along Wilmot Road in New Rochelle in such a rush on a late Friday afternoon and why he was driving a Jeep owned by his Community Outreach Director rather than his own vehicle.

«When we analyzed crash statistics already reported by different agencies, we found that drivers 65 years of age and older have a lot of medical - related issues that are related to vehicle crashes,» Najarian says.

By alerting drivers to potential collisions, DOT believes, connected vehicle systems could eliminate 80 percent of crashes among nonimpaired drivers and greatly improve roadway efficiency.

The proportion of marijuana - positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009, according to a study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers.

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.

Uzay Kirbiyik conducted a study of risk factors associated with drivers» survival in head - on vehicle collisions by examining Fatality Analysis Reporting System database records in 1,108 crashes.

With no responsibilities and few recreational opportunities in their neighborhoods, the youths felt a pervasive need for stimulation, and they satiated their boredom with parties that were rife with sex, drugs and alcohol; violent clashes with rival groups; and crimes such as stealing and crashing cars into vehicles driven by rivals.

TRAGIC CRASH A self - driving car involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., is one of thousands of such vehicles deployed by Uber.

The estimated injury prevention impact was derived first by modeling the proportion of the alcohol - related crashes that are preventable for all vehicles less than one year old and then repeating the analysis for each year of a projected 15 - year timeframe.

The number of motor vehicle fatalities involving children under age 15 varies widely by state, but occurrences are more common in the South, and are most often associated with improperly or unused restraints and crashes on rural roads, a new review of child - related auto fatalities shows.

The study, conducted jointly by researchers at Harvard and UT Southwestern Medical Center, is the first to look at state - level trends in child fatalities involving motor vehicle crashes, and to account for differences in geography and state laws and regulations.

One question asked respondents to rate the morality of an autonomous vehicle programmed to crash and kill its own passenger to save 10 pedestrians; the rating dropped by a third when respondents considered the possibility of riding in such a car.

The second part of that promise was put in doubt by the fatal crash of a Model S earlier this year, when its Autopilot system failed to recognize a tractor - trailer turning in front of the vehicle.

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.

► A giant caged gorilla is placed into a military cargo plane, accompanied by a man and a woman in handcuffs who argue with soldiers and an agent; the gorilla growls, snarls, and roars, showing large sharp teeth until he breaks apart the cage and several soldiers and government agents fire rifles and handguns to no avail as the animal roars and throws pieces of metal, striking some of the men, tosses several men against the bulkheads of the plane, and stands on the chest of an unconscious agent, who wakes up and shouts; a sliding military vehicle in the cargo hold pins the gorilla to a wall, the man and the woman in handcuffs break free and don parachutes, placing one on the agent and after the plane crashes in smoke and flames we see few bloody footprints of the gorilla leading away from the crash site (we do not see the bodies of the other passengers) and the agent has a cut on his forehead and the other man has lots of blood on the back of head and his T - shirt while the woman's face is scraped on one cheek and one side of her forehead.

In an extended sequence a 30 - foot long wolf and a huge gorilla begin destroying a major city as people evacuate by bus and on foot; the animals toss several vehicles off the road, into walls, and demolish a bus and several skyscrapers as we hear crashing metal (no one is in any of the smashed cars or the bus); the wolf jumps into the air and bites a helicopter in half as men and women run through the streets, screaming and the wolf extends flying - squirrel type wings and slides from a building to the ground.

In addition to making you navigate your vehicle around a minimalistic sci - fi cityscape, the game also encourages you to merge with other vehicles by crashing into them.

You get a great idea of the damage you place on your vehicle by the great crash physics involved in Rallisport Challenge 2.

This doesn't sit well with Nuria, Cesar's last romantic interest, who gives Cesar a ride and promptly commits suicide by crashing the vehicle at a high speed.

The indestructible knife - wielding giant maniac Myers (now played by Tyler Mane) is presumed dead, but his body is missing since in actuality he has escaped from a coroner's vehicle after it crashes into a cow.

After a man is captured by the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the vehicle he is being transported in crashes in Europe, allowing him a slim chance to escape.

The Traffic Safety Program is funded by federal grants and is focused on reducing deaths, injuries, and costs associated with motor vehicle crashes.

An investigation in the July 1 crash of a Tesla Model X crossover has been launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine what, if any, role the vehicle's semi-autonomous features played in the crash, Automotive News reports.

News reports of the Florida crash come just as consulting firm AlixPartners released a study showing that nearly 75 percent of Americans want driverless vehicles, and as BMW, Intel, and Mobileye have announced they intend to bring «highly and fully automated driving into series production by 2021.»

The guidance complements the Department's efforts to reduce crashes by advancing (Vehicle - to - Vehicle) V2V communication technology announced in a proposed rule in December.

The Guidance Plan includes automatic crash response, roadside assistance, stolen - vehicle assistance, turn - by - turn navigation and the ability to use a RemoteLink smartphone app to lock and unlock the doors, and remotely start the car (if equipped with remote start).

The goal of the national CDL program is to reduce the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes in the United States by requiring states to conduct knowledge and skills testing before issuing a CDL, maintain a complete and accurate driver history record for anyone who obtains a CDL, and impose appropriate disqualifications against any driver who violates certain offenses.

Like most limited - production vehicles, the Alfa Romeo 4C has not been crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

By monitoring each vehicle's position, speed, and location relative to the others, connected vehicles would then be able to calculate risk from a 360 - degree perspective, allowing for pre-emptive action in the form of a warning alert when the system determines a crash is imminent, for example.

By 2016, it should have a series of production - ready vehicles to join the LM3D Swim, and plans to pursue the relevant crash testing and certification standards necessary for sales in the US.

(Neither IIHS nor the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration evaluates third - row crash protection, so the X5 and other vehicles with the same oversight skate by.)

Screaming from apex to apex, flying over brows, and crashing into dips, the Focus prepared by the Special Vehicle Team snaps after every pothole, kicks every ridge, and fights every surface change.

Drivers associated with enforcement actions resulting from vehicle inspections and crashes investigated by federal and state motor carrier enforcement officials;