Preventing Vehicle Rollovers

Vehicle rollovers can be intensely violent and dangerous. There are ways to attempt to prevent vehicle rollovers. Safer car has posted a list of causes which can help us decide what steps to take to avoid a rollover.

According to safer car here is the list of factors behind a roll over:

Vehicle type

“taller, narrower vehicles such as SUVs, pickups, and vans have higher centers of gravity, and thus are more susceptible to rollover if involved in a single-vehicle crash.”

Speed

“Fatal rollover crashes are speed-related more often than fatal non-rollover crashes. Some 40% of fatal rollover crashes involved excessive speeding .”

Alcohol

“Nearly half of all fatal rollover crashes involve alcohol . Impairment can result from any blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above .00 .”

Location

“Rural roads tend to be undivided and without barriers. They are thus more likely to be the scene of a fatal rollover. Almost ¾ of fatal rollovers occur in rural areas where the posted speed limit is typically 55 miles per hour or higher”

Routine Driving

“NHTSA data also suggest that over 90% of the vehicles in fatal, single-vehicle rollover crashes were involved in routine driving maneuvers (going straight or negotiating a curve) at the time of the crash. This further suggests that driver behavior (distraction, inattentiveness, speeding, and impaired driving) plays a significant role in rollover crashes.”

Single-Vehicle accidents

“NHTSA data show that nearly 85% of all rollover-related fatalities are the result of single-vehicle crashes. This means that the majority of rollover crashes and fatalities do not involve any other vehicle besides the one that rolled over, further suggesting that driver behavior plays a significant role in rollover crashes.”

It is important to analyze each of these causes to determine the best way to avoid a vehicle rollover and to ensure safer roads.