Are you driving a car that can kill you in a minor accident? If it’s an SUV, it could. “In 2005, 60 percent of SUV occupants killed in crashes were in vehicles that rolled over.” And SUVs have a greater propensity in that regard. Despite the stabilizers on newer models, they can still roll over in minor accidents at low speeds due to their height and weight. Once an SUV is hit and it begins to slide sideways, it can easily roll over if it is “tripped.” What could “trip” an SUV? As the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety reports, it can be “a curb, guardrail, tree stump or soft or uneven ground… or when a driver tries to turn an SUV too aggressively at high speed.” If and when an SUV rolls over, occupants are subject to catastrophic injuries from SUV roof crush injuries.
A New Crash Test Reveals Additional Faults
A recent test done by the IIHS shows that “side and rear impact crashes remain a weakness” in midsize SUVs. “The worst performers in the side crash test were the Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro and Kia Sorrento, all 2008 models,” according to a recent CNN report. The fault lies with airbags and how well they protect occupants in serious side crashes. An IIHS spokesman said, “SUV’s should have an inherent advantage In such crashes because drivers and occupants ride up higher than in cars….but many cars perform much better in our side test than some of the SUVs in this group.” The Institute’s tests also show that the Jeep Cherokee and Chevrolet Trailblazer are “among the worst performers” in new tests at 31 mph. And two of Nissan’s midsize SUVs must be equipped with optional side airbags to perform well even at this speed. The bottom line should give consumers pause when it comes to serious side crashes in these SUVs.
This is something that I have been telling my patients for 12 years. We my advanced training in accident reconstruction, low impact injuries, the physics behind the two, I can tell you that this is factual information.
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Comment by Dr. Sidney Fernald — February 27, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
Are there any pending lawsuits with regard to deaths for rollovers of chev s10 blazers? My friends daughter was killed in a rollover of this type of vehicle when she suddenly corrected, the blazer rolled.
Comment by Gail — February 27, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Chevy S-10 Blazer has the lowest Stability Factor of just about any SUV made in the ‘90s. However, the early version of the S-10 (made in the ‘80s) was not nearly as bad.
We have had several of those cases.
Let me know what other information I can provide.
Comment by Hugo Aguilar — February 27, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
I’d like to know what extent a persons injuries would have to be in order to file a lawsuit for a slip and fall?
Comment by Patricia — February 29, 2008 @ 12:04 am