SUV rollover accidents are quite controversial today as the record now shows that a whopping 33% of all vehicular accidents in the US are attributed to rollover accidents.
The blog, "SUV Crashworthiness in Rollover Accidents" suggests the need for the determination of the SUVs crashworthiness.
While I have nothing against the observation, I would like to add that rollover accidents can be further prevented if roofs of these SUVs were adequately reinforced during the manufacturing stage.
True, the strength of the vehicle’s roof is also determined in crashworthiness tests, but one cannot be sure that proper attention is given by car manufacturers to roof designs. Study revealed that large percentage of rollover crashes would have not resulted to wrongful deaths or severe injuries if only roofs are strong enough.
In the US, there were about 28,000 roll over accidents that happen each year. Ten thousand people die while 24,000 are seriously injured by roll over crashes alone.
Some blame the manufacturers for not making the roof of vehicles hard enough to protect its occupants. This is true. Some car accident lawyers file suits against car manufacturers, which come out good. Thousands and thousands of dollars were recovered for compensation. The idea is, were it not for the weak proof, lives and limbs could have been saved.