Citation

Robertson LS, Maloney A. Am. J. Public Health 1997; 87(5): 839-841.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9184516

PMCID

PMC1381060

Abstract

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.