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ARRIVE ALIVE…
During the past Festive season, we received several reports stating that there was a vehicle “rollover” or that the vehicle “overturned”.
Vehicle rollovers are generally divided into two categories: tripped and untripped. Tripped rollovers are caused by forces from an external object, such as a curb or a collision with another vehicle.
Untripped crashes are the result of steering input, speed, and friction with the ground.
We decided to raise a few questions on rollover crashes on the roads of South Africa with Forensic Collision Reconstructionist Stan Bezuidenhout. We would like to find more information on why these crashes occur and what drivers can do to prevent these rollover crashes.
What are the percentages of crashes that you investigate that you would regard as rollover crashes?
Since I now investigate and reconstruct…
