lots of rollover accidents in TV
 

There have been several rollover accidents in the past year-it appears these small SUV 's that are very popular are quite prone to rolling over

My dealer gave me a service loaner-a Mercedes GLE, the car was so rolley poley I got it exchanged the next day-would not take much for that car to get knocked over

Yesterday's accident between a small Cadillac suv and a BMW suv resulted in the Cadillac being knocked over

SUVs need to be driven with an extra degree of caution because of the rollover possibility. Thats not going to happen given the poor driving abilities of many here.

I need coffee right away. This is going to be interesting. Will it head toward blaming old people, geographic areas, or even the p word?

We have a Chrysler Pacifica. Farm kids where I'm from started driving early. We are big on traffic rules. I have always thought skill and caution was key in trying to avoid accidents. BUT if you hit a big old car hard enough it's gonna do bad things. I wonder how you feel a car is "roley-poley".

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Define "lots"...I've a sneaking suspicion that it's a very tiny percentage and a mountain is being made out of a mole hill...

I agree. Yesterday, in the national news, I noticed the same thing happening. A LOT of glittering generalities, leaping to conclusions, opinion without facts. Oh gosh. Better NOT change the subject.

Small SUV/Crossovers seem very popular here. Would be interesting to know how TV's stacks up against anywhere outside the bubble with respect to small SUV's per capita. I know one of the first things we did after getting settled in was to go trade in our larger SUV for a smaller one that is easier to get in and out of the garage and easier to navigate around the area. But it doesn't take an engineer to realize that a vehicle that sits up higher than a car, with a wheelbase as short or shorter than a car, is going to be more prone to rollover. However, they typically don't rollover on their own with normal driving. That generally requires additional outside force such as another vehicle/object hitting it at a certain speed and angle. I doubt these things are just rolling over on their own due to a person's age or relative driving ability.

We have a Mercedes GLA (crossover SUV). It sits a bit higher than a sedan, but not nearly high as a true 4WD SUV. We feel very safe in it and believe the Crossover or an SUV is much more survivable if hit by a large vehicle.

A bit off subject - Would rather be in ANY vehicle in a rollover compared to a rollover golf cart, even if wearing seat belts..

A link to a Consumer Reports article re rollovers>


Car Rollover 101 - Consumer Reports

Our driver education instructor always said " It takes hundreds of nuts to put an automobile together, it only takes one to scatter it all over the road".

They all tend to rollover easily while texting and driving.

This was my first thought.

We are a community of 150,000 residents with far more than that traveling through the Villages on our main roads.

:mornincoffee: I'll join you with that one Gracie!! Accidents happen like that due to folks not paying attention, taking risks and more.

Years ago in NM a large family of 9 from the town where I lived was on an interstate in a Suburban. An idiot in a Camaro doing 95 sideswiped them, causing the Suburban with its high center of mass to roll over. If I recall correctly 7 of the 9 were killed. One parent and one child survived. Unfortunately, the camaro driver survived.

Each vehicles has its own characteristics and performance envelope. One makes his choices and takes his chances.

About two years ago, friend and his wife were both killed in a KIA Soul, should have opened my mouth and maybe they would be alive

Some cars are inherently unsafe and they are more unsafe for senior citizens--they're too big and they do not fit a senior citizens driving abilities

We can't react quickly enough if something goes wrong-thats why we buy cars that have safety features that takes this out of the driving equation

Small SUVs and Crossovers are popular everywhere. They are the biggest selling category of cars in the US.

I have a Lexus RX and have never come close to rolling over and I doubt that I ever will.

Does anyone think that the safety factor of driving a larger heavier vehicle offsets the possibility of a rollover?

I agree if you keep your eyes on the road you have less of a tendency of making a left turn in front of someone going at least 45 mph. Most cars would roll over too in the same set of circumstances.