Description

Roll cages in cars are supposed to improve safety but do they actually cause the problem they're trying to protect you from?
With John Chidgey.

Links of potential interest:

• Rollover
• A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROPENSITY THAT COMBINES STABILITY FACTOR AND HANDLING METRICS (PDF)
• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Center of Mass
• CDC Mining Risks
• Traffic Safety Facts: Pedestrians
• U.S Census Bureau Population Estimates (2004)
• List of Motor Vehicle Deaths in U.S. by Year
• Safety Cell 6 Point Internal ROPS
• BHP Accused of Rolling Over on Vehicle Safety
• Operator Roll-over Protection on Small Vehicles
• Roll-over Protection Structure
• ANCAP Frequently Asked Questions
• 5 Star ANCAP Rating Changes to BMA Site Vehicles (PDF)
• Follow Up Evaluation of Electronic Stability Control Effectiveness in Australasia
• Tilt test (vehicle safety test)

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Episode Silver Producer:
Chris Stone.