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| Introduction According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), rollovers are the second most common type of fatal crash after head-on crashes for all cars. However, it is the most common type of fatal crashes for light trucks, which include SUVs, pick-up trucks, and mini-vans. Rollovers cause 55,000 to 60,000 serious injuries every year. And we know today that sport utility vehicles have a two to four times higher probability of rolling over than passenger cars due to their higher center of gravity. |
| USA Today Report: Regulators Focus on Better Rollover Safety USA Today reported that NHTSA officials think safety belts "allow occupants to move too much, possibly hitting the roof and other parts of a vehicle when it is rolling." Read the full article here. 09/14/04 |
| Statement by R. David Pittle, Ph.D, Regarding SUV Rollover The American Car-Buying Public Must Be Able To Rely On NHTSA 03/06/03 |
| Senate Testimony on SUV Safety Statement of R. David Pittle, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President, Technical Policy Consumers Union, Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 02/26/03 |
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