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Rollovers • Cars that Pass National Rollover Standard May Still be Deadly • Feds Delay New Roof-Crush Rule til October • Report: NHTSA Seeks More Time for Roof-Crush Rule • Senators Seek Delay in New Roof Strength Safety Rules • Senators Question Roof Strength Safety Rules • Nader Protests Feds' Roof Crush Plan • Treacherous Treads Still Taking Lives • Ford Class Action Settlement Leaves Consumers in the Dust • Feds' Roof Crush Rule Inadequate, Critics Charge • New Study: Stronger SUV Roofs Save Lives • Ford Loses $82 Million Rollover Verdict Appeal • Feds Delay Roof Strength Rule Again • Ford Settles Explorer Rollover Lawsuits • Safety Crusaders Seek Action on Roof Crush Injuries • Roof Crush Summit Highlights Safety Shortcomings • Feds Ignore Roof Crush Conference • Feds Delay New Roof Strength Rule • GM to Offer Rollover Airbags, Ford to Strengthen Roofs • Safety Groups Want Earlier Stability Control Rule --- • More about Rollovers ...

Rollovers are a major menace to motorists, particularly those driving SUVs and pickups which, because of their higher stance, tend to be top-heavy and thus more prone to roll over. Many single-vehicle accidents are caused by unstable vehicles tumbling over when a driver swerves to avoid an obstacle or simply loses control during a moment of inattention.

A closely-related hazard is roof crush. Even if one is securely belted in, the likelihood of injury or death rises dramatically if the vehicle's roof collapses, as often happens. Federal safety regulators have spent ten years drawing up tougher regulations, with no results so far.

• Insurers Want Feds to Move Up Electronic Stability Control Deadline
• Automakers Lobby to Weaken Roof Strength Proposal
• Feds Order Electronic Stability Control on All Cars
• Ford Makes Stability Control Standard for 2009
• NHTSA Refuses to Investigate Ford Explorer
• Tests: Ford Replacement Tires Still Don't Prevent Rollovers
• Study: SUVs No Safer Than Cars
• Ford Strong-Arms Consumer Group Over Roof Strength Standards
• New Auto Roof Strength Proposal Inadequate, Public Citizen Charges
• Nader Demands Stronger Standards for Vehicle Roofs
• Ragtops Get A Pass on New Fed Roof Rules
• Critics Say Proposed Roof Strength Standard Doesn't Go Far Enough
• NHTSA Wants Tougher Roofs
• Tests Find Vehicles Becoming More Stable
• Feds Unlikely to Push for Stronger Vehicle Roof Strength Standards
• NHTSA Caves to Ford Demands, Removes Roof-Strength Documents from Web Site
• Ford Fights Rollover Document Disclosure
• Automakers Misled Government About Roof Strength, Report Charges
• Texas Jury Rules Against Ford in Explorer Rollover
• Ford Class Action Moves Ahead in California
• Ford Faces Mountain of Explorer Suits
• Ford Explorer Tips Onto Two Wheels During Rollover Test
• Jury Awards Explorer Rollover Victim $369 Million
• U.S. SUVs Lag Europeans in Roof Strength
• Ford SportTrac Flunks Rollover Test
• Ford Will Pay $23 Million in Rollover Lawsuit
• GM SUVs Utes Perform Poorly in Rollover Tests
• Sport Ute, Pickup Rollovers Continue to Rise
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