Not exact matches
This helps to reduce the risk of head and neck
injuries during an accident or vehicle
rollover.
Robert Strassburger, vice president of vehicle safety and harmonization for this group, told a Senate committee
during a June 2008 hearing that the Institute's data «do not demonstrate a relationship between roof strength and
injury causation in
rollovers.»
In fact, it is the weak roof structure of many SUV models that causes the serious
injuries sustained
during a
rollover accident.
Passengers that are involved in bus accidents suffer severe
injuries, since they have no restraints like seatbelts to keep them in their seat
during the impact or in the event of a
rollover crash.
Whatever the cause,
rollover accidents can cause severe
injury, especially in cases where the roof of the vehicle collapses, if safety restraints fail or are not in use, or if a passenger is ejected from the vehicle
during the crash.
Injuries that passengers sustain
during rollover accidents can vary.
A
rollover accident can result in serious
injuries, including those incurred
during roof crushes and vehicle ejection.