Rollover and roof crush
Fatality Facts: Occupants of cars, pickups, SUVs, and vans
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Research papers 
Roof strength and injury risk in rollover crashes of passengers cars and SUVs; Matthew L. Brumbelow, Eric R. Teoh To be presented at the 21st International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Stuttgart, Germany
Roof strength and injury risk in rollover crashes; Matthew L. Brumbelow, Eric R. Teoh, David S. Zuby, Anne T. McCartt, March 2008
Highlights from the Institute's research since 1969
News release
March 24, 2009 Roof strength is focus of new rating system; 4 of 12 small SUVs evaluated earn top marks
Status Report newsletter 
Vol. 44, No. 6, June 11, 2009: Roofs that meet a new federal standard likely will be nearly as strong as needed to earn top ratings in Institute tests
Vol. 44, No. 3, March 24, 2009: Special issue: roof strength — Four small SUVs earn good ratings in new test for roof strength that's designed to help consumers pick vehicles that best protect them in rollovers; Small cars benefit from stronger roofs, Institute analysis finds; How NHTSA underestimates the rollover death and injury problem; Tougher roof strength rules for cars, SUVs, and pickups are decades overdue; Dynamic test using instrumented dummies would be the gold standard for assessing roof performance in rollovers
Vol. 43, No. 2, March 15, 2008: Strength of the roofs on SUVs influences the risk of occupant injury in rollover crashes, new Institute study finds; Demonstration of strong vs. weak roofs shows why roof strength matters; Rollovers in which drivers died demonstrate need for strong roofs on SUVs
Vol. 42, No. 4, April 19, 2007: Special issue: driver death rates
Vol. 41, No. 1, January 28, 2006: NHTSA's roof crush proposal is a step in the right direction, but only a step
Vol. 40, No. 9, November 19, 2005: Rollover risk for 15-passenger vans goes up as occupants are added
Vol. 40, No. 3, March 19, 2005: Special issue: driver death rates
Regulatory comments 
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration responding to Padmanaban and Moffatt comments on IIHS study "Roof Strength and Injury Risk in Rollover Crashes" (Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0015), May 13, 2008
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning improving passenger vehicle roof crush resistance (Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0015), March 27, 2008
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning suggested approaches for enhancing the New Car Assessment Program (Docket No. NHTSA-2006-26555), April 10, 2007
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning proposed changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 216, Roof Crush Resistance (Docket No. NHTSA-2005-22143), November 18, 2005
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning initiatives to address the mitigation of vehicle rollover (Docket No. NHTSA-2003-14622, Notice 1), August 11, 2003
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning the agency's plans to evaluate dynamic tests of rollover risk for consumer information (Docket No. NHTSA-2001-9663), November 21, 2002
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning vehicle roof crush resistance (Docket No. NHTSA-1999-5572, Notice 2), December 19, 2001
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning the agency's plans to evaluate dynamic tests of rollover risk for consumer information (Docket No. NHTSA-2001-9663), August 22, 2001
Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning the proposed rollover rating system (Docket No. NHTSA-2000-6859), July 31, 2000
Testimony 
Statement before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, IIHS research on vehicle roof crush, Stephen L. Oesch, June 4, 2008
Statement before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The New Car Assessment Program Suggested Approaches for Future Program Enhancements, Adrian K. Lund, March 7, 2007 |