2: Don't Roll On Me
Roll cages in cars are supposed to improve safety but do they actually cause the problem they're trying to protect you from?
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
- Rollover
- A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROPENSITY THAT COMBINES STABILITY FACTOR AND HANDLING METRICS (PDF)
- Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Center of Mass
- CDC Mining Risks
- Traffic Safety Facts: Pedestrians
- U.S Census Bureau Population Estimates (2004)
- List of Motor Vehicle Deaths in U.S. by Year
- Safety Cell 6 Point Internal ROPS
- BHP Accused of Rolling Over on Vehicle Safety
- Operator Roll-over Protection on Small Vehicles
- Roll-over Protection Structure
- ANCAP Frequently Asked Questions
- 5 Star ANCAP Rating Changes to BMA Site Vehicles (PDF)
- Follow Up Evaluation of Electronic Stability Control Effectiveness in Australasia
- Tilt test (vehicle safety test)
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