SUVs be careful not to hit the curb! HUGE roll over danger! Tip-ups!

[Anonymous]

Not a common knowledge !!!!
Oftentimes you drive and se a car that rolled over, just one car.. how.. why?.. here is how and why:

How your car can roll over without any much help from any other car and without any sudden manouvers!

A single-vehicle rollover is usually not caused by a steering maneuver. Instead, the vehicle usually has to "trip" on something, such as when it swerves into a curb, pothole, or a soft roadside shoulder. The government has estimated that 95 percent of rollovers result from trips. Some observers say that number is too high. If a vehicle leans in such a way that a tire's sidewall deforms and the wheel rim strikes the pavement and provokes a tip-up, then the government counts that as a tripped rollover.


Given the right circumstances, any vehicle can roll over. However, taller, narrower vehicles such as
SUVs, pickups, and vans are more susceptible than traditional cars are because they have a higher center of gravity and thus are more top-heavy. Sideways forces that develop when a vehicle rounds a curve shifts the center of gravity to one side, which can have a dramatic effect on the vehicle's balance. The lateral forces increase with speed and also with rapid changes of direction--for example, when a driver makes too sharp a turn one way and then overcorrects the other way. Those transitions can set up a pendulum effect, with larger and larger swings and an eventual loss of control.
A single-vehicle rollover is usually not caused by a steering maneuver. Instead, the vehicle usually has to "trip" on something, such as when it swerves into a curb, pothole, or a soft roadside shoulder. The government has estimated that 95 percent of rollovers result from trips. Some observers say that number is too high. If a vehicle leans in such a way that a tire's sidewall deforms and the wheel rim strikes the pavement and provokes a tip-up, then the government counts that as a tripped rollover.
But Consumer Reports encountered that very phenomenon a few times during its emergency-handling tests of SUVs in the 1980s and 1990s. We consider those tip-ups to be untripped, because the vehicle essentially fell over itself on a flat surface without encountering some obstruction. The distinction is important because the supposed rarity of untripped rollovers has served as an excuse for the government and the auto industry to play down rollover risk and put the blame on the driver and road conditions rather than on the vehicle.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/index.htm

[Anonymous]

the sky is falling....

[Anonymous]

That’s been true forever. There was practically an epidemic in the 90s of teens flipping SUVs when they first became popular. Manufacturers adjusted the center of gravity a little in response but it’s still an issue. Another reason why I hate SUVs and don’t understand why they are so popular for people who don’t live in rural New Hampshire.

[Anonymous]

And while you are at it. Avoid driving into lakes. Cars do not float.

[Anonymous]

Also don't use blinkers, they are distracting to others.

[Anonymous]

Your lights at night could blind people. Or animals. Just keep them off, much safer.

[Anonymous]

SUV's are great cars, nobody things otherwise and nobody is going to shift to sedans neither solo or en masse, so no worries PPs!
It is just about being careful when you drive one as many people have NO idea that so little can do such a harm. I see single car flipped over in city here and there all the time and I was wondering why? Clearly the curb heating while texting or checking GPS is an issue. That is all OP is suggesting, be aware and use it to your advantage! It is not a call for escape of SUVs!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Good drivers don't roll their cars (or SUVs). It isn't the vehicle's fault or the road's fault. The root cause is always somewhere between the seat and the steering wheel.

[Anonymous]

If you go the speed limit you don't need to worry about roll overs quite as much. So yeah, stop speeding.

[Anonymous]

And make sure you do the speed limit in the left lane. It's your civic duty to educate (and slow down) everyone.