Sentences with phrase «vehicle occupants during»

Provided superior customer service to vehicle owners and / or vehicle occupants during and after call / transportation / service of displaced vehicle.

«Side underride collisions are an important safety problem because they defeat crumple zones and prevent air bag deployment, both vital safety advances in improving protection of passenger vehicle occupants during crashes,» the NTSB said.

In the event of a collision, the New 2019 Envision offers ten standard airbags † to help reduce the risk of injury to vehicle occupants during certain collisions.

Concern: Hyundai is concerned that the bracket, which has relatively sharp edges, could make contact with a vehicle occupant during side curtain airbag deployment and cause a laceration or other injury.

Seat belts that fail to safely and effectively restrain a vehicle occupant during an accident are defective.

Not exact matches

Dr. Fiskum and Dr. Fourney were the first to demonstrate how the enormous acceleration (G - force) that occupants of vehicles experience during under - vehicle blasts can cause mild to moderate TBI even under conditions where other vital organs are unscathed.

Yet in 2010 alone, 241 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in traffic crashes during the Memorial Day holiday period.

Passive safety features include: crumple zones in 1957 (vehicle body structure absorbs the force of impact); collapsible steering column (prevents the steering column from protruding into the cabin during accidents), strengthened occupant cell enhanced occupant protection during severe impacts (rollovers); pre-accident seatbelt tensioning (tightens seatbelts prior to impact), and sandwich platforms (allows the engine to slide under the occupants in a head - on collision).

«Silverado and Sierra set a benchmark for pickup truck safety by offering a full array of advanced features designed to protect occupants before, during and after a collision,» Gay Kent, GM general director of vehicle safety and crashworthiness, said in a statement.

The system can also steer the vehicle into and out of a parallel parking space • Forward and reverse sensing systems: The systems provide audible alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system: Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a crash.

Concern: If the seat belt anchor bolt can not be properly secured into the anchor plate, this could place vehicle occupants at an increased risk of injury during a motor vehicle crash.

Conequence: If the air bag door detaches during deployment, there is an increased the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

A vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

During its short lifespan as a production vehicle, it was notably the sole occupant of the midsize luxury SUV class.

In California, depending on the particular HOV lane, a vehicle must normally have a minimum of either two or three occupants in order to access the lane during operational hours.

The vehicle's sensing system provides segment - exclusive capability to deploy front seat safety belt pretensioners during certain rear - end collisions, enhancing the belt system's ability to hold the occupants firmly in place.

The effect of the changing vehicle mix and changing risks for occupants in struck vehicles is apparent in the fact that 70 percent of driver deaths in passenger vehicles struck on the driver side by other passenger vehicles during 1980 - 81 occurred when the striking vehicle was another car.

The vehicle's sensing system provides industry - exclusive capability to deploy front seat safety belt pretensioners during certain rear - end collisions, enhancing the belt system's ability to hold the occupants firmly in place.

On some of these vehicles, during a side impact collision, the side airbag on the side opposite the collision may go off when they shouldn't, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

The recall is expected to deal with a steel support bracket that could become dislodged during an airbag deployment, possibly injuring vehicle occupants.

During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested.

Sleds simulate crash forces, re-creating the accelerations (side or rear impacts) or decelerations (frontal crashes) that occur inside occupant compartments during full - vehicle crashes.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on three aspects of performance — measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy positioned in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures from a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.

(39 kg) raise the child into the adult belted zone • Anti-lock brakes (ABS) modulate the brakes for the driver to provide steering control while braking • Electronic Stability Program (ESP) applies selective braking or throttle reduction to control oversteer and understeer • Brake Assist ensures maximum braking action during panic stops • Traction Control reduces the throttle and / or applies selective braking to optimize traction during acceleration • Electronic Roll Mitigation determines when the vehicle is in a potential roll over condition and applies appropriate braking force to reduce the likelihood that such an event will occur • Rollover Sensing deploys seat - mounted side air bags, side - curtain air bags and seat - belt pretensioners • Trailer Sway Control helps maintain vehicle and trailer system stability by applying selective braking • Event Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side impact

Concern: The affected vehicles are equipped with side curtain air bags and in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the side curtain air bags, the incorrect A-pillar interior cover may adversely affect the performance of the side curtain air bags increasing the risk of occupant injury during a motor vehicle crash.

Standard safety equipment includes: • Advanced Multi-stage Front Air Bags provide nearly instantaneous occupant protection by matching air bag output to crash severity • Low - risk Deployment Air Bags are included for smaller and out - of - position occupants • Front Seat - mounted Side Air Bags deploy for enhanced thorax protection during a side impact • Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains with Extended Up Time deploy down to provide all three rows vehicle occupant head protection during side impact • Structural Driver and Front Passenger Knee Bolsters control occupant kinematics and reduce leg loads • Available Child Booster Seats for children 4 foot 9 inches (1.45 m) tall and between 48 lbs.

(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.

Serious injury to the pet and the vehicle occupants could occur if the pet is unrestrained during sudden stopping or impact with another vehicle or structure.

Nevertheless, the Centers for Disease Control continues to research the figures, and their crude rate for vehicle occupants — that is the total number of injuries occurring throughout the U.S. without reference to an individual or subgroup — dropped approximately 17 percent during the same nine - year period.

Since millions of car crashes happen every year, it is reasonable for vehicle manufacturers to ensure occupant safety in their automobiles even during a wreck.

Crashworthiness is a term that describes a vehicle's ability to protect its occupants during a collision.

During the night of April 27, 2018 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District conducted a traffic stop of a motor vehicle which had four occupants.

During the traffic stop, the two vehicle occupants were apparently found to be in possession of possibly illegal drugs.

The term «crashworthiness» refers to the ability of a vehicle to protect its occupants during a collision or impact.

In Oregon, auto insurance should have a minimum of $ 25,000 for bodily injury of the driver in the accident and $ 50,000 for the bodily injury of other occupants that are present in the vehicle during the accident.