Comments on: SUVs see increase in rollover safety

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:40:45 +0000

I agree with the idea that the equipement should be mandantory, but optional.

1c3d0g, you cannot apply all, or a majority of rollovers to this factor. I personally know quite a few people who rode over “something” and the tire popped; and come to think of it, one of those friends rolled over it too, but no suprise as it was a Jeep Wrangler.

There are many bad drivers out there, yes, but not all of them drive an SUV, and not all of those SUVs are rolled over because of bad driving.

By: 0GSharK6

0GSharK6 — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:16:59 +0000

Aren’t the most deaths in Corvettes caused from rollovers? Myself, I think this rollover prevention technology should be mandatory as an option.. as in, make it mandatory to have this extra technology optional. All these extra technologies and airbags, as much more safe as they are going to make cars, are just more things to go wrong.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:38:57 +0000

No, what keeps everyone safe is people with something callled *common sense* driving their SUV’s properly. No gizmo or gadget in this world will save you from catastrophe if you’re a bad driver to begin with. And believe me, there are TONS of bad drivers out there, doing everything behind the wheel, from eating/drinking to make-up and text messaging/e-mailing from their cellphones/pda’s etc. These are the scumbags that get other innocent people killed in the first place.

By: joshthenurse

joshthenurse — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:38:30 +0000

1c3d0g- that is really an ignorant comment. Rollovers result from a variety of reasons such as people losing control during a swerve maneuver or their vehicle leaving the roadway. People who assume that everyone who rolls their vehicle because they are driving it like a sports car are plainly ignorant. As far as your comment about people wiping themselves out of the gene pool- what about all the passengers who are killed when they are involved in a rollover accident? Explain how that is good for the rest of us? Many people drive SUVs because they are the only vehicles that suit their needs. Keeping them safe with new active and passive safety systems should be a priority of all auto makers.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:29:31 +0000

What some d*ckheads need to get through their thick skulls is that you need to modify your driving behaviour when driving an SUV. You don’t drive into a sharp corner while going 70+ MPH…that’s just asking for a roll-over. But I guess morons do wipe themselves off our genetic genepool, so perhaps it’s good for the rest of us after all. Most of these drivers should win a Darwin award for their sheer stupidity.

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:09:23 +0000

Just buy a car.

By: jJayC08

jJayC08 — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:16:00 +0000

I would think the Volvo XC90 would get a five star rollover crash test rating. But last time I checked, it faired just below five stars, and now Ford is using that technology on it’s Escape and a few other SUVS. Kudos to Ford for the advancement though, but generally speaking how many cars get a five star rating?

By: 55amg

55amg — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:01:01 +0000

should have something to shoot to the road when the car flips over to flip the car back up

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:53:06 +0000

lol just in time!- now that everyone is switching back to smaller vehicles.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:43:55 +0000

Coming soon to SUVs:
Training wheels and boat anchors.

By: Commodore

Commodore — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:25:55 +0000

For any other car segment, this would increase sales, except for SUVs. I think people care more about MPG than safety lately.