| SUVs are notoriously known in the automobile | | | | are more likely on rural roads, simply because |
| industry for being quick to get into rollover | | | | potholes are more common. If you're driving on a |
| accidents. While this is not a totally unfounded | | | | dirt road or road that rarely gets repaired after |
| claim, it is also important to note that SUV | | | | the winter, having an SUV can prevent you from |
| rollovers typically don't happen because of | | | | sticking in the mud, but at the same time, a |
| manufacturer defects or design flaws' they | | | | pothole can cause you to become off balance |
| happen because drivers are dangerous in a vehicle | | | | and, in effect cause an SUV rollover. Remember |
| that is already prone to rollovers under certain | | | | that driving for the road conditions also includes |
| conditions. | | | | the weather. If it's raining, snowing, or foggy, slow |
| But how's a driver to stay safe? SUV rollovers | | | | down. |
| happen more commonly than rollovers in other | | | | 5. Avoid panicking when steering. The common |
| vehicles because, essentially, SUVs are top heavy. | | | | response to losing control is to over-steer in |
| There's nothing you can really do to change that, | | | | attempts to regain control. Don't panic and fall into |
| short of not buying an SUV, but there are tips | | | | this trap! You'll only make matters much worse. |
| you can use to stay safe from SUV rollover no | | | | Instead, grab the wheel firmly and try to keep |
| matter what kind of vehicle you drive. Take | | | | the vehicle going in a straight path, as you pump |
| these tips to heart, they could very well save | | | | the brakes to slow. When you panic and steer |
| your life. | | | | sharply, it has the same effects of going around a |
| 1. You can avoid SUV rollovers by choosing a | | | | turn too quickly, and SUV rollovers are common. |
| smart SUV. Know what you're buying before you | | | | 6. Keep your car in tip-top shape if you want to |
| buy it! Check out consumer reports, guides, and | | | | avoid SUV rollover. Most importantly, check your |
| rollover ratings. In general, SUV rollovers are most | | | | tire pressure. If one tire is running low on air, this |
| likely to happen with vehicles that are tall and | | | | will not only cause efficiency problems, but will |
| "skinny." The best SUVs to buy when you're | | | | also make your SUV be prone to rollover. Keep in |
| hoping to prevent rollover are the ones that have | | | | mind also that ESC systems are now available to |
| a father distance between the tires in the back. | | | | upgrade your SUV. |
| 2. The second tip, which you cannot overlook, is | | | | This kind of a system monitors your vehicle and |
| to drive your SUV "like an SUV". If you're used to | | | | your movements to prevent rollover. If you carry |
| driving a car, or even a truck or van, it is tricky | | | | things in your SUV, make sure that these things |
| to jump into an SUV and take off. You can't take | | | | are distributed evenly according to weight. |
| curves as quickly in an SUV. If you try, rollover is | | | | Centrifugal force plays a huge roll in SUV rollovers, |
| likely. Before you speed down the highway, take | | | | so check your loaded items often. |
| a few days or weeks to learn the feel of your | | | | 7. Wear your seatbelt. Okay, this isn't exactly a |
| SUV's steering, brakes, acceleration, and so on. | | | | way to prevent SUV rollovers, but it is a way to |
| 3. When dealing with an SUV, drive safely. This is, | | | | prevent death if your SUV should happen to |
| of course, the best tip to use when driving | | | | rollover, for whatever reason. More fatalities |
| anything, but it is important to note that most | | | | occur because the driver or passenger was |
| SUV rollovers only happen when the SUV goes | | | | thrown completely or partially out of the SUV as |
| off of the main road. | | | | it rolled, and reports show that buckling up can |
| If you're chatting on your cell phone, doing your | | | | reduce your risk of death when in an SUV |
| makeup in the car, or tending to yelling children in | | | | rollover by up to 75%. |
| the backseat, it is much more likely that you'll run | | | | Be safe, be smart, and if you do happen to |
| off of the road, where you'll hit a ditch, curb, | | | | become involved with an SUV rollover, which can |
| bump, or obstacle and be thrown head over heels. | | | | happen to even the best drivers, contact a |
| 4. To go hand-in-hand with the last tip, drive | | | | lawyer to learn about your legal rights. |
| according to the road conditions. SUV rollovers | | | | |