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A rollover can also occur as a vehicle crosses a ditch or slope. Slopes steeper than 33% (one vertical unit rise or fall per three horizontal units) are called "critical slopes" because they can cause most vehicles to overturn. [5] A vehicle may roll over when hitting a large obstacle with one of its wheels or when maneuvering over uneven terrain.
Pole-impact tests: A difficult test which places a large amount of force on a small proportion on the side of the vehicle. Roll-over tests: which tests a car's ability (specifically the pillars holding the roof) to support itself in a dynamic impact. More recently, dynamic rollover tests have been proposed in lieu of static crush testing (video ...
An active rollover protection (ARP), is a system that recognizes impending rollover and selectively applies brakes to resist. [1]ARP builds on electronic stability control and its three chassis control systems already on the vehicle – anti-lock braking system, traction control and yaw control.
Vehicle rollovers are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. military; in fact, CNN reported in 2019 that more U.S. military personnel die each year from training accidents than from combat.
A rollover protection structure or rollover protection system (ROPS) (/ r oʊ p s / or / ˌ ɑːr oʊ p i ˈ ɛ s /) is a system or structure intended to protect equipment operators and motorists from injuries caused by vehicle overturns or rollovers.
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.
Four people died and 10 others were injured after a major rollover crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wise County, Texas, Wednesday morning, officials said. ... Officials were called to a single-vehicle ...
A Tennessee driver is dead following a single-car rollover on that happened shortly after 2 p.m. March 12 on I-26 East in Polk County, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.