The phrase "a side impact of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an unintended or secondary effect resulting from a primary action or event.
Example: "The new policy had a side impact of increasing employee morale, even though it was not the main goal."
Alternatives: "a secondary effect of" or "an unintended consequence of".
For instance, as about 26% of national accident fatalities occur in a side impact, 26% of the SCORE depends on the vehicle's rated side-impact protection.
Eric Mayne, a Chrysler spokesman, wrote in an e-mail that if a side impact were to occur "rearward of the second row," the air curtain might not deploy.
There is a crumple zone at the front, and a bar across the car, on which the front seats are mounted, improves rigidity in the event of a side impact.
This latter feature is huge; recent tests suggest that SUVs without side-curtain bags can be quite dangerous in the event of a side impact, but those SUVs that do have side-curtain airbags are significantly safer.
Their short stature means a side impact hits a driver or passenger directly in the torso or head, whereas taller vehicles position people above the point of a side impact.
The cases were reviewed by type of collision and vehicle of injured occupant: side impact of PV with LTV, front impact of PV with LTV, and front impact of LTV with PV.
Environmental crises and global concerns toward the consequences and side impacts of conventional agricultural systems and agricultural activities on environment resulted in the viewpoint of the necessity of changing mental patterns regarding sustainable farming systems.
Further research would be helpful to better specify both the demand side impacts of advancing technology, as well as the feedback processes affecting technology research and development investments.
Extensive research was undertaken to reduce the effects from a side-impact collision through modification of the B-pillars.
The system can also detect cross traffic at an intersection and apply the brakes to reduce the risk of a side-impact collision.
