Statistics from US showed that frontal collisions accounted for 60 . 4 per cent of the fatal cases while side collisions 35 per cent.
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Lawsuits and safety advocates have charged that the side-saddle fuel tanks on a previous generation of General Motors pickups are fire hazards in side collisions.
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That settlement closed a federal investigation into GM's 1973-87 C-K pickup trucks, which critics alleged were designed with fuel tanks that could rupture in a side collision.
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The idea is to more widely distribute the energy in a side collision across the whole side of the car rather than having the B-pillar absorb it all.
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Jarrett said it often is difficult to climb out the driver's side window, particularly after a left-side collision like the one he had at the new Kansas Speedway.
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If inbound ACDs of other trains read'train parted', the trains decelerate until they have stopped to prevent dangerous side collisions that can occur when adjacent tracks have been damaged.
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A new inflatable head-protection system is designed to work with the optional rear side air bags to provide protection in a side collision for both front and rear outboard passengers.
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These additional barriers prevent passenger cars from skidding underneath the trailer from the side, such as in an oblique or side collision, or if the trailer jackknifes across the road.
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At issue are GM C / K pickup trucks produced between 1973 and 1987 with fuel tanks that safety groups have said are prone to rupture in a side collision.
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One of the first was a 1988 study at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center at University Hospital in Baltimore that followed 144 patients with severe injuries from frontal and side collisions.
