MOTOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER AND STATIC STABILITY: AN EXPOSURE STUDY

This study examined vehicle rollovers in terms of site-specific exposure and speeds of vehicles of varying stability. Fifty-one rollover sites in two states were visited at the same time of day and day of week as the rollover. A sample of vehicles moving in the same direction as the rollover were observed, and vehicle-specific data were obtained from identification numbers. Low stability, exacerbated by the addition of passengers, increased the risk of rollover. Speed was not correlated with stability and is not a confounder. It was concluded that rollover could be substantially reduced if motor vehicles were manufactured with a static stability of 1.2 or greater.

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  American Public Health Association

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• Authors:
  • Robertson, L S
  • Maloney, A
• Publication Date: 1997-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 839-841
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 87
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Motor vehicles; Passenger volume; Rollover crashes; Speed; Stability (Mechanics); Static stability; Traffic speed
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738485
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1997 12:00AM