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This includes cars entering traffic from an adjoining road, pedestrians crossing the road, cyclists entering the motorist’s lane while manoeuvring around a stopped vehicle and a preceding car stopping suddenly. The test consists of video clips that contain one, or for one of the clips two, hazards.
These may be part of the theory test or the practical test or may be separate tests, in which case they are usually a prerequisite for admission to the practical test. The United Kingdom and some other countries use a Hazard Perception Test as part of the theory test, in which candidates are shown multiple short video clips of driving scenarios ...
Small Overlap tests: this is where only a small portion of the car's structure strikes an object such as a pole or a tree, or if a car were to clip another car. This is the most demanding test because it loads the most force onto the structure of the car at any given speed. These are usually conducted at 15–20% of the front vehicle structure.
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.
The bit rate (speed) of the video clip; The faster the bit rate of video clips, the better the quality of the video; however, the speed of your internet connection may limit the bit rate of the video clip. For example, if you have a 56kbs dial-up connection to the internet, you will be able to watch videos with a bit rate of 56kbs or less.
Red Asphalt is a series of instructional driver's education films and videos produced by the California Highway Patrol, known for their graphic depictions of fatal traffic collisions in a shockumentary style. [1] Horrendously injured and dismembered bodies are shown, typically those of negligent drivers.
Crash simulations are used to investigate the safety of the car occupants during impacts on the front end structure of the car in a "head-on collision" or "frontal impact", the lateral structure of the car in a “side collision” or “side impact”, the rear end structure of a car in a "rear-end collision" or “rear impact”, and the roof structure of the car when it overturns during a ...
Morphine Love Dion and Kaos are counting their blessings after being involved in a deadly car crash on Sunday, July 21, that left one person dead. Morphine, 27, and Kaos, 30, were both injured in ...