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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Corporate Authors:
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
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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