«Let us be clear: NHTSA does not believe electric
vehicles are at a greater risk of fire than other vehicles,» said the agency in a press release earlier this month responding to the Volt fire.
However, statistical data on two vehicle crashes that involved a collision of a large truck with a passenger automobile indicates that the occupants inside the passenger
vehicle were at greater risk of dying, and accounted for 97 percent of all deaths.
If you live in the State of California or other States where driving or owning
a vehicle is at a greater risk, you will need to apply for a high risk auto insurance.
Not exact matches
Reminding parents that children in buggies
are at greater risk, due to their proximity to
vehicle exhaust pipes.
Concern: If power steering assist
is lost,
greater driver effort would
be required to steer the
vehicle at low speeds, increasing the
risk of a motor
vehicle crash.
Steering control can
be maintained because the
vehicle will revert to manual steering, but
greater driver effort would
be required
at low
vehicle speeds, which could increase the
risk of a crash.
When you
are following the
vehicle in front of you too closely, it puts you and that driver
at a
great risk that you will not have enough time to stop when they stop, thereby resulting in a rear - end collision.
Cars that
are taller than the other
vehicles such as SUVs
are usually
at a
greater risk because they have a higher center of gravity.
Because of the higher level of
risk associated with commercial
vehicles, the law generally requires a
greater amount of insurance coverage to ensure a trucking company can
be held financially responsible if it
's at fault for an accident.
Top - heavy
vehicles that
are speeding
are at greater risk for untripped rollovers.
Pedestrians who
are injured in Orange County traffic accidents
are at a
greater risk of suffering a serious and / or debilitating injury than those injured while in a
vehicle.
Due to trucks» higher center of gravity, they
are at greater risk of rollover accidents than other motor
vehicles.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bicyclists
are at a
greater risk of crash - related injury and death than the people who
are operating or passengers in motor
vehicles.
Essentially, if you have a clean medical history (no history of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, etc.), a clean motor
vehicle record (max 2 tickets in the last 3 years), and any prescriptions you take or have taken
are for normal «run of the mill» sicknesses and not for things that pose a health
risk, then you have a
great shot
at a preferred plus or preferred rate class.
It provides several benefits: more accurate insurance pricing, increased insurance affordability, a 10 % reduction in total
vehicle mileage, a 12 - 15 % reduction in
vehicle crashes and insurance claims (it
is particularly effective
at reducing crashes because it gives the highest
risk motorists the
greatest incentive to reduce mileage), consumer cost savings (motorists
are predicted to save an average of $ 50 - 100 annually in net insurance costs), and significant reductions in traffic congestion, road and parking facility costs and pollution.
If you drive on congested freeways and highways every day for business, you may
be at greater risk than a
vehicle owner who only uses a car for an occasional shopping trip or to travel to an El Paso Diablos game.