Tuesday, February 19, 2008
SUV's - The Hidden Dangers
Today there are many vehicles on the highways and freeways daily and with this amount of traffic there are many accidents and some of these include vehicles that roll over. Some models more that others are prone to have this happen according to crash statistics, the SUV, the hidden dangers are one of these vehicles.
It is difficult to choose an automobile today with the rising cost of fuel, and it is even more difficult if you have certain needs such as transporting a family or for work where a larger amount of room is needed rather than the smaller more efficient models.
SUV's in recent years have gotten a reputation for being a model of vehicle that when impacted can and will roll over in an accident. One of the reasons that an SUV is more likely to rollover is because their center of gravity is higher than in other vehicles and for some years the amount of deaths in highway accidents reached as high as 33%. As well as some models had design defects that aided in the amount of deaths related to SUV rollovers.
Some of these models were also found to have defective door mechanics to hold the latch shut during a rollover accident, which left the people in this accident vulnerable to being thrown out of the vehicle. The roof strength in some models was also found to be inadequate and in a rollover accident would crush, leaving the driver and passengers at a true disadvantage from severe injuries due to the SUV, the hidden dangers.
These defects involved such a number of people injured or family members of those who died that there has been a large lawsuits and settlements. This does not mean that the SUV's with defects are off the roads nor does it mean the owners of these vehicles know the dangers associated with them. This also does not mean that SUV designs have changed so much that they will not rollover or crush in an accident.
It is difficult to choose an automobile today with the rising cost of fuel, and it is even more difficult if you have certain needs such as transporting a family or for work where a larger amount of room is needed rather than the smaller more efficient models.
SUV's in recent years have gotten a reputation for being a model of vehicle that when impacted can and will roll over in an accident. One of the reasons that an SUV is more likely to rollover is because their center of gravity is higher than in other vehicles and for some years the amount of deaths in highway accidents reached as high as 33%. As well as some models had design defects that aided in the amount of deaths related to SUV rollovers.
Some of these models were also found to have defective door mechanics to hold the latch shut during a rollover accident, which left the people in this accident vulnerable to being thrown out of the vehicle. The roof strength in some models was also found to be inadequate and in a rollover accident would crush, leaving the driver and passengers at a true disadvantage from severe injuries due to the SUV, the hidden dangers.
These defects involved such a number of people injured or family members of those who died that there has been a large lawsuits and settlements. This does not mean that the SUV's with defects are off the roads nor does it mean the owners of these vehicles know the dangers associated with them. This also does not mean that SUV designs have changed so much that they will not rollover or crush in an accident.
# posted by Medical Information : 2:00 AM
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