SUV Roll-Over Test Results
Researchers say the stronger the roof, the greater the chance you’ll survive a rollover wreck; and they want the government to raise the standards on roofs. When an SUV rolls over in a wreck, more than half the time, somebody inside dies. Some highway safety experts say flimsy roofs should share the blame. But a new study from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety offers a simple solution. The study shows that stronger roofs reduced the risk of serious injury in rollover crashes. The institute provided video of its tests of eleven SUV’s from the mid-90’s to the mid-point of this decade. It found the strongest roof was on the 2000 to 2004 Nissan Xterra. But more importantly the Institute wants the government to raise the roof-standards on all SUV’s. The 11 SUV designs in the study include the 1996-2004 Chevrolet Blazer, 2002-05 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 1998-2003 Dodge Durango, 1996-2001 Ford Explorer, 2002-04 Ford Explorer, 1996-98 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2002-05 Jeep Liberty, 1997-2004 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, 2000-04 Nissan Xterra, and 1996-2000 Toyota 4Runner.
