ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES FOR FARM AND CONSTRUCTION TRACTORS A 50-YEAR REVIEW

OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS, AN ESTIMATED 30,000 TRACTOR OPERATORS HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTALLY CRUSHED UNDER THEIR OVERTURNED VEHICLES. DURING THAT TIME, STABILITY, PREVENTIVE DEVICES, AND EDUCATION HAVE BEEN TRIED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUCH ACCIDENTS. WITHIN THE PAST 15 YEARS, WORLDWIDE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED ON DEVELOPING ADEQUATE ROLL- OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES (ROPS) FOR OPERATOR PROTECTION. IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE ADEQUACY OF THE STRUCTURES, VARIOUS WORLDWIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN CREATED. THE LATEST INCLUDE THOSE OF THE SAE, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR A ROPS TO ABSORB ENERGY IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE INJURY TO THE OPERATOR. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • SAE PAPER NO 710508
• Corporate Authors:

  Deere and Company

  Moline, IL  United States 
• Authors:
  • Arndt, J F
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Energy absorbing materials; Overturning; Protection; Rollover crashes; Standards; Truck tractors; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223807
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM