GM says it will phase out cars without air bags
General Motors Co. said Thursday it will phase out cars without air bags and other safety features after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact flunked a crash test in Latin America.
Business
Apr 14, 2016
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News tagged with crash test
Auto safety ratings to include collision prevention systems (Update)
The government on Tuesday announced plans to update its safety rating system for new cars and trucks to include whether the vehicle has technology to avoid crashes, in addition to how well it protects occupants in accidents.
Engineering
Dec 8, 2015
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NASA to test emergency locator transmitters by crashing airplane
Using a Cessna 172 dropped from a height of 100 feet, NASA's Search and Rescue Mission Office will simulate a severe but survivable plane accident Wednesday, Aug. 26 to test emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). NASA Television ...
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2015
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Crash test assesses plane emergency locator transmitters
The Cessna 172 airplane dangled 82 feet in the air – looking almost like it was coming in for a landing, except for the cables attaching it to a huge gantry at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Space Exploration
Jul 3, 2015
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Drivers beware: Your air bag may not deploy
Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: They don't always deploy when drivers—or regulators—expect them to.
Engineering
May 14, 2014
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Random Breath Test tactics fail to deter drunk drivers
Western Australia's random breath testing strategy may be capturing more drink-drivers but not deterring drink-driving behaviour for the community.
Social Sciences
Jan 7, 2014
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Mexico's booming car industry selling unsafe cars
In Mexico's booming auto industry, the cars rolling off assembly lines may look identical, but how safe they are depends on where they're headed.
Other
Nov 28, 2013
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NASA crashes helicopter to study safety
NASA researchers will drop a 45-foot-long helicopter fuselage from a height of about 30 feet to test improved seat belts and seats and advance experimental techniques and crashworthiness data.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2013
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Helmet-to-helmet collisions: Scientists model how vibrations from football hits wobble the brain
It's fall football season, when fight songs and shouted play calls fill stadiums across the country. Another less rousing sound sometimes accompanies football games: the sharp crack of helmet-to-helmet collisions. Hard collisions ...
General Physics
Oct 18, 2012
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Female crash test dummy can reduce injuries
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer whiplash injuries when hit from behind. Nevertheless, the crash test dummy used for testing is based on the average male. Chalmers researcher Anna Carlsson has now produced a prototype ...
Other
Aug 20, 2012
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