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Rollover Car Accident Statistics

Rollovers account for only 3% of all car accidents, but 33% of all car accident fatalities. You are 75% more likely to survive a car accident rollover if you wear your seatbelt. The best way to avoid a car accident rollover is to stay on the road. Don't allow yourself to be distracted or inattentive to your driving.

There are two kinds of rollovers:

• Tripped - This happens when a vehicle goes off the road and goes into a sideways slide, the tires dig into the soft soil or hit an object (curb, guardrail, etc.), causing the tripping force to be applied to the tires and results in the vehicle rolling over.

• Un-tripped - These types of rollovers are less common than tripped rollovers. Fewer than 5% of rollovers are un-tripped. This type happens mostly to top-heavy vehicles and usually occurs during high-speed collision avoidance maneuvers.

How to Avoid Rollover Car Accidents:

• Properly maintain tire pressure.

• Observe vehicle load limits.

• Learn proper maneuvers to avoid a rollover. If your vehicle leaves the road, gradually slow down, then ease back onto the road.

• Avoid speeding. 40% of all rollovers is due to excessive speed.

• Avoid drinking and driving. It affects your judgment, coordination, and vision. Nearly 50% of all rollovers were alcohol related.

• Be cautious on rural roads. Nearly 75% of all rollovers happen on rural roads.

Remember all types of vehicles can rollover. It depends on how you drive and react. It is helpful to buy a vehicle that meets some of the recent specifications for rollover safety.

Contact a Minnesota Car Accident Rollover Attorney

The Car Accident Attorneys, of TSR Injury Law, are highly skilled, aggressive litigators with years of experience in personal injury cases. Our partners are consistently named Super Lawyers and Top Lawyers and this year Chuck Slane was named to the Top 40 Personal Injury Plaintiff's Attorneys list in Minnesota. Call 612-362-0000 for a free consultation or submit our contact form.