Statistical Facts:
• Rollover crashes kill one of every four people who die in
automobile accidents (1).
• Rollovers tend to occur when a vehicle runs off a road and
turns over at least on its side (1).
• Sport-utility vehicles account for 17 of the 20 vehicles with
the greatest risk of rollover (1).
• Three SUVs, the Chevrolet Tracker, the Suzuki Vitara and the
Toyota RAV4 are most likely to roll over in more than four of
every 10 accidents (1).
• The least likely SUV to roll over is the Ford Excursion (1).
• The vehicles that are least likely to turn over are the
Bentley and Rolls-Royce, possessing a 1% chance of rolling over
in accidents (1).
• Minivans can be expected to roll over 10% to 17.9% of the
time in an accident (1).
• The 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac has the greatest chance of
roll over out of SUVs in a single vehicle crash at 34%. The
2005 Chevrolet Tahoe 4-DR and the 2005 GMC Yukon 4-DR have a
28% chance of rollover in a single vehicle crash (2).
• The 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 4-DR w/SAB and the 2005 Ford
Freestyle 5-DR have the smallest chance of rollover out of SUVs
in a single vehicle crash at 13% (2).
• The 2005 Ford Ranger 2-Dr, the 2005 Ford Ranger
Extended Cab, the 2005 Mazda B-Series Extended Cab and the 2005
Mazda B-Series 2-DR have the greatest chance of rollover out of
pickups in a single vehicle crash at 30% (2).
• The 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2-DR, the 2005 Chevrolet
Silverado 4-DR, the 2005 GMC Sierra 2-DR, and the 2005 GMC
Sierra 4-Dr have the smallest chance of rollover out of pickups
in a single vehicle crash at 15% (2).
• The 2005 Ford E-150 has the greatest chance of rollover out
of vans in a single vehicle crash at 29% (2).
• The 2005 Nissan Quest Van w/ SAB has the smallest chance of
rollover out of vans in a single vehicle crash at 12% (2).
• The 2005 Pontiac Vibe 4-DR, the 2005 Subaru Forester 4-DR
w/SAB, the 2005 Toyota Matrix 4-DR, and the 2005 Toyota Scion
xA 4-DR Hatchback have the greatest chance of rollover out of
passenger cars in a single vehicle crash at 15% (2).
• The 2005 Mazda Miata/Mx-5 Convertible and the 2005 Mazda RX-8
4-DR w/SAB have the smallest chance of rollover out of passenger
cars in a single vehicle crash at 7% (2).
• There are nearly 2 million injury-causing automobile crashes
each year (3).
• The majority of injury-causing automobile crashes are either
frontal or side crashes (3).
• More than 10,000 people die each year in rollover crashes
(3).
• Safety belts can reduce the chance of being killed in a
rollover by 75 percent (3).
• The purpose of safety belts is to keep a person inside of a
vehicle and reduce the risk of hitting the steering wheel,
dashboard, or windshield (3).
• The Anti-lock Brake System prevents the wheels of a vehicle
from locking, enabling the driver to have greater steering
control (3).
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) helps allow drivers to
control their vehicles during extreme steering maneuvers (3).
• A tire is severely underinflated if its pressure is 25
percent below the vehicle manufacturer's recommended tire
inflation pressure (3).
• Frontal air bags do not eliminate the need for safety belts
and typically do not offer protection for rollovers,
side-impact, or rear-end crashes (3).
• More than 5,000 people are killed each year in large
truck-related crashes (4).
• More than 110,000 people are injured in large truck-related
crashes each year (4).
• Fatalities among motorcycle riders have increased by more
than 89% since 1997 (5).
• Motorcyclists are about 21 times as likely as passenger car
occupants to die in a traffic crash and four times as likely to
be injured (5).
• Motorcycle helmets reduce the risk of death by 29% and are
67% effective in preventing brain injuries for motorcycle
riders (5).
• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for all
Americans ages two to 33 (6).
• 117 people are killed daily in motor vehicle crashes (6).
• Over 500 children under the age of four, 487 children between
the ages of four to seven and more than 1,600 children ages
eight to fifteen were killed in motor vehicle crashes (6).
• Occupant rollover deaths accounted for 10,553 fatalities in
2006 (6).
• SUV rollover deaths increased by nearly ten percent between
2005 and 2006 (6).
• Motorcycle deaths have increased by 89% since 1997 and by 8%
since 2005 (6).
• More than half of those killed in motor vehicle crashes in
2004 were not protected by a seat belt (6).
• Motor vehicle crashes cost an estimated $230 billion annually
in property and productivity loss, medical and emergency bills
and other related costs (6).
• Every American effectively pays a crash tax of $792 each year
to cover the cost of motor vehicle crashes (6).
• Seat belts are credited with preventing 11,900 deaths and
325,00 serious injuries annually (6).
• 55% of passengers who were killed in automobile accidents
were not wearing seat belts (6).
• The use of belt-positioning booster seats lowers the risk of
injury to children in crashes by 59% compared to the use of
vehicle seat belts (6).
• In over 5,000 child passenger deaths more than 60% of the
children who were killed were riding in the car driven by an
impaired driver (6).
Cited Sources:
1. Stoller, Gary (2000). Formula Predicts Rollover Risk.
Retrieved on May 18, 2006 from
http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?did=779&scid=175
2. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2005).
Model Year 2005 Rollover Ratings. Retrieved May 18, 2006 from
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/NCAP/RollRatings2.cfm
3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2006).
Buying a Safer Car. Retrieved on May 18, 2006 from
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/NCAP/BASC2006/index.htm
4. Public Citizen. (February 2006). Trucker Hours-of-Service
Rule Creates Hazard, Allows Drivers on Road for Too Many Hours,
Safety Groups and Teamsters Tell Court. Retrieved on May 18,
2006 from
http://www.saferoads.org/press/press2006/HOSpressrelease022706.pdf
5. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. (2005). Fact Sheet:
Motorcycle Helmets. Retrieved on May 18, 2006 from
http://www.saferoads.org/issues/fs-helmets.htm
6. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. (2006). 2006 Roadmap
to State Highway Safety Laws. Retrieved on May 18, 2006 from
http://www.saferoads.org/Roadmap2006.pdf
About The Author: Sandra Worthington, Attorney at Law, obtained
her law degree from Temple University in 1983. She is licensed
by the Pennsylvania Bar and practices exclusively in the area
of personal injury work. For more information go to
http://www.worthingtonlawgroup.com.
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