Rear-end collision

if a passenger was to get into an accident with no seatbelt their bodily harm from the collision becomes greater. To understand how passengers are thrown around we need to remember Newton’s first law; a body in motion will remain in motion until an external force acts on it. Air bags and seat belts lower your chances of dying in an automobile accident by forty-five percent. When an injury occurs from a collision the severity of the injury can be quantified in many different ways. One is using…

pre-impact tire marks, Vehicle 2 appeared to have not locked his brakes. Through the reconstruction of the crash, the angles at which the vehicles impacted showed the driver of Vehicle 2, did attempt to swerve to the right, in an attempt to avoid the collision. Vehicle 3, was westbound on Tarpon Springs Road behind Vehicle 2. When the crash occurred, the driver of Vehicle 3 swerved off the road to avoid the crash. In doing so, Vehicle 3 struck a barbed wired fence, causing very minor damage…

the trust of countless consumers. I believe that it could have been an ethical situation if Ford had been honest about the vehicle having a defective fuel tank and actually notified the consumer that the vehicle would possibly cause a fire if it was rear-ended. Also if Ford would have publicly disclosed that they were willing to only pay for those that were injured, killed, or having vehicles that caught fire from being…

Truck drivers get a fair amount of bad press in the media. While some of it is deserved, many truck drivers are professionals who have no desire to cause a truck accident or get traffic tickets. The reason is that these can hurt or even end their careers. There are many factors that work against them, which include the riding characteristics of their vehicles and the many possible mistakes they must always guard against. How this affects your safety on the road is explained next. Long Braking…

The Buick brand made quite a bit of noise just ahead of the start of the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this past weekend. GM’s premium brand introduced two vehicles — a compact crossover SUV and a rear-wheel drive sport coupe. The first model is a production vehicle known as the Buick Envision. The second model is a concept coupe, dubbed the Avista. At this point, only the Envision is assured — the Avista’s place in Buick’s line up has yet to be confirmed. Given that…

foreseeable outcome of acting in a particular manner” (Legal Dictionary) and in at least the Ford case, the company was aware of the dangers surrounding their product and of the potential risk for loss of life of Pinto occupants who were involved in a rear end collision. These examples would seemingly fit the literal definition of criminal negligence, especially when one considers that the companies involved not only knew of the defects in their products, but also of the potential for injury due…

In the United States, rear-end collisions represent 38% of all car crashes on public roads (NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration, 2014). Two major causes for car accidents are drivers not paying attention to the traffic ahead and failing to maintain a safe distance from the car that’s ahead (J. DingusT.A., S.K.,Horowitz,A.D.,&Knipling,R., 1998). Therefore, a device that can alert drivers whenever they are not paying attention to the traffic and helping them maintain proper distance from…

Assessment program proves otherwise. This report found that autonomous emergency braking cars reduced rear-end collisions by 38% when compared to cars lacking the self-braking mechanisms, according to an article from the credible Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers that details safety features for cars with significant potential (TS, "NCAP Finds Self-Braking Cars Reduce Collisions By 38%"). This proves that artificial intelligence has the capacity to reduce automobile…

The National Sleep Foundation’s 2005 poll of Sleep In America stated that 60% of adult drivers (around 168 million people) said they drove feeling drowsy in the year of 2004, about 37% (approximately 103 million people) reported to have fallen asleep while driving, and 4% said they had experienced an accident because they were tired while driving (NSF, 2016). There are also estimations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of 100,000 police reported crashes resulting of driver…

upscale cabin. Comfortable and wide bucket seats are in the first row and a split fold-down seat serves the second row. The front passenger seat folds flat on base models. Standard cargo space is 35.1 cubic feet, expanding to 68.7 cubic feet with the rear seat folded. The dashboard is clean and uncluttered, offering excellent sight lines. Soft-touch materials, metallic trim and some plastics are apparent. Standard features include full power accessories and a tilt-and-telescopic steering…