TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Motor vehicle rollover and static stability: an exposure study
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Maloney, A.
A1  - Robertson, Leon S.
SP  - 839
EP  - 841
VL  - 87
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study examined vehicle rollovers in terms of site-specific exposure and speeds of vehicles of varying stability. METHODS: Fifty-one rollover sites in two states were visited at the same time of day and day of week as the rollover. A sample of vehicles moving in the same direction as the rollover were observed, and vehicle-specific data were obtained from identification numbers. RESULTS: Low stability, exacerbated by the addition of passengers, increased the risk of rollover. Speed was not correlated with stability and is not a confounder. CONCLUSIONS: Rollovers could be substantially reduced if motor vehicles were manufactured with a static stability of 1.2 or greater.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -