Why Do Consumers Need To Know About Suv Rollovers?

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Although SUV rollovers do not occur as often as other automobile accidents, when they do occur they have a higher chance of resulting in serious injury or death, and are considered to be the most fatal type of vehicle accident on national roadways. SUV rollover accidents accounted for more than 11,000 fatalities in the United States in 2002, which was more than side and rear fatal vehicle crashes combined, and three times more than the average passenger car rollover.

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