Sentence examples for A side impact from inspiring English sources

Up front, seat-mounted side air bags provide torso protection in a side impact.

But curtain bags over the doors, to protect heads in a side impact, are not available.

Shielding passengers from injury in a side impact is a more vexing problem than protecting them in a frontal collision.

The Focus ZX3 got five stars for both driver and passenger in a front crash and four stars for the front passenger in a side impact.

"Our research suggests that side head air bags can reduce the risk of a fatal injury in a side impact crash by about 45percentt," Mr. O'Neill said.

"All of the efforts have gone into solving the damage that occurs when a side impact happens, such as air bags, but nobody has done much to stop them from happening in the first place," he said.

Studies have shown such equipment can significantly improve the chances of surviving a side-impact crash.

Those bags are intended to protect the head in a side-impact collision.

There are also air curtains for head protection (front and rear) in a side-impact crash.

There are air curtains for head protection and seat-mounted air bags for chest protection in a side-impact crash.

G.M. is adding a piece of steel to protect the battery more during a side-impact crash.