Objective of study is to determine whether gross passenger car characteristics are associated with frequency of vehicle rollover; characteristics examined are vehicle weight, track width, and vehicle height; data were gathered from Utah and New Mexico participating in Automotive Crash Injury Research program and represent all accidents, property damage as well as injury, investigated by state police for period of 1 yr; data from each state are examined and results compared; there is strong correlation between rollover frequency and vehicle dimensions -- rollover increases as car size shifts from heavy, wide track, low vehicles to light, narrow track, high cars; car weight and tread width appear to have greatest influence on overturn. (08974)


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    Title :

    Study of rollover in rural United States automobile accidents


    Additional title:

    Stapp Car Crash Conf


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Proceedings of the 12th Stapp Car Crash Conference ; 1968



    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    25 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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