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Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

Whenever we drive, we are taking on an important

responsibility. This is true for any motor

vehicle — passenger car, van, truck, sport utility. Driver

behavior, the driving environment, and the vehicle’s

design all affect how well a vehicle performs. But

statistics show that the most important factor, by far, is

how we drive.

Knowing how these three factors work together can help

you understand how your vehicle handles and what

you can do to avoid many types of crashes, including a

rollover crash.

Driver Behavior

The single most important thing is this: everyone in the

vehicle, including the driver, should buckle up. See Safety

Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 1-8. In fact, most

serious injuries and fatalities to unbelted occupants can

be reduced or prevented by the use of safety belts. In a

rollover crash, an unbelted person is signiﬁcantly more

likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt. In addition,

avoiding excessive speed, sudden or abrupt turns, and

drunken or aggressive driving can help make trips safer

and avoid the possibility of a crash, especially a rollover

crash. This section provides many useful tips to help you

drive more safely.

Driving Environment

You can also help avoid a rollover or other type of crash

by being prepared for driving in inclement weather, at

night, or during other times where visibility or traction

may be limited, such as on curves, slippery roads,

or hilly terrain. Unfamiliar surroundings can also have

hidden hazards.

To help you learn more about driving in different

conditions, this section contains information about city,

freeway, and off-road driving, as well as other hints

for driving in various weather conditions.

Vehicle Design

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation,

utility vehicles have a signiﬁcantly higher rollover

rate than other types of vehicles. Utility vehicles do

have higher ground clearance and a narrower track or

shorter wheelbase than passenger cars, to make

them more capable for off-road driving. Speciﬁc design

characteristics like these give the driver a better

view of the road, but also give utility vehicles a higher

center of gravity than other types of vehicles. This

means that you should not expect a utility vehicle to

handle the same way a vehicle with a lower center

of gravity, like a car, would in similar situations.

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