TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Rollover crashes
JO  - CASR report series
A1  - Baldock, Matthew Robert Justin
A1  - Ponte, G
A1  - Kloeden, Craig N.
A1  - McLean, A. J.
A1  - Lindsay, V. L.
A1  - van den Berg, AL
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EP  - 
VL  - 2005
IS  - CASR-026
N2  - This report analyses data from police reports on crashes, and from an in-depth study of rural crashes, to examine the characteristics of rollover crashes in South Australia. The risk of a single vehicle rollover crash increases markedly at higher travelling speeds and eighty per cent of these crashes in the in-depth study were initiated by the car running at least partially onto the left unsealed shoulder. Road-related countermeasures such as audio-tactile edge lining and sealed shoulders are discussed, as is the increase with travelling speed in the risk of a crash being a single vehicle rollover. The important role of seat belt wearing in protection against serious or fatal injury is confirmed yet again. The report concludes with a brief review of the literature on the design of vehicles in relation to rollover crashes, including the benefits of electronic stability control.
LA  - 
SN  - 1449-2237
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -