Rollovers
Rollover
Safety Flyer
A safety flyer provided by VFIS which addresses rollover safety.
How
to Avoid a Rollover
An article from MSN that discusses how to avoid a rollover accident and what
to do if you find yourself off the road.
How
to Keep Your SUV from Rolling
A newspaper article which discusses rollover prevention and what to do if
you find yourself driving off the road.
Rollover:
The Hidden History of the SUV
Interesting site from "Frontline" which discusses SUV safety concerns.
Why
A Car Rolls Over
A decent little site from NASA that explains how and why a car rolls over.
Truck
Safety
An article that discusses the hazards of driving big trucks. Very good explanation
of why trucks rollover.
Firefighter
Deaths from Tanker Rollovers
A NIOSH short paper that lists several recommendations for preventing tanker
truck rollovers. A good site to download and distribute to apparatus drivers.
Truck
Rollover Contributing Factors
A brief paper written by Triodyne Inc. that lists several contributing factors
to the problem of truck rollovers.
Rollover
FAQs
A list of FAQs about vehicle rollovers provided by the Consumer's Union. Addresses
personal vehicles.
Truck
Rollover Caught on Camera
Interesting video shots of a truck that rolls over at an intersection. Shots
are taken from nearby surveillance cameras.
The
Injury Effects of Rollover Accidents
An in-depth research paper written for the Transportation Safety Board that
discusses the injury effects of single vehicle rollover crashes.
Risk
Factors in Large Truck Rollovers
Another research paper written for the Transportation Safety Board which discusses
the risks factors that lead to truck rollovers and crashes.
Reducing
the Risk of Rollover Crashes in 15 Passenger Vans
A short paper provided by NHSTA that address the problems of rollover crashes
in 15 passenger vans.
Preventing
Rollover Crashes and Injuries
A detailed site provided by the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety that
discusses the problem of rollover crashes and how to avoid serious
injuries from them.
Rollovers
Explained
A nice one page article on why trucks rollover. Great for driver handouts
on drill night.
Rollover
of Heavy Vehicles
A 23 page study from the University of Michigan Traffic Research Institute
that explains the problem of truck rollovers...TECHNICAL!
NASA
Rollover Lesson
A teaching lesson for high school students that explains vehicle rollovers.
Provided by NASA.
Keep
that SUV Right Side Up!
An article by NASA geared toward high school students that discusses the issue
of vehicle rollovers.
Physics
of Rollovers
A VERY TECHNICAL study for the NHTSA that explains the issues related to vehicle
rollovers. Includes tables that show rollover propensities
for different types of vehicles.
Safercar.gov
Rollover FAQs
A site provided by Safercar.gov that answers many questions related to vehicle
rollovers.
Physics
of a Rollover Crash
A site that explains rollover crashes by analyzing several videos of Rally
Car racing. Explains why drivers are ejected.
QUIZ
- Reducing the Risk of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans and Other SUVs
A quiz for drivers of 15 vehicle vans that addresses various safety issues
related to rollovers. Includes answer key.