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Originally Posted by arpad_m
Nevertheless, it's hard to believe a 5-star rollover rating for a vert without roll bars, I'm almost sure the NHTSA test was done with a coupe.
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Those ratings, are not saying you can't die in a roll over, they are saying its very difficult to roll a camaro, unlike the person in the OP with an F-150.
I posted a thread about the Moose Test a little while ago, that test is specific to rolling a vehicle, in 43+ mph sharp turns. And yes, all the SUV's and Pickups failed that test. Until you add counter weight to the side of those pickups.
It really is basic physics, tall center of gravity = Roll over hazard, low center of gravity = far less risk to nearly impossible.
Story Time: My friend's mother died in a roll over: She was drunk, going on an exit ramp on the high way. She rolled her "Corvette" 8 times. How drunk do you have to be to roll a corvette much less 8 ****ing times?
You can't blame the car, but you can blame a driver. Roll-overs are pilot error, nothing more nothing less. Yes you can design a vehicle to be far less of a roll-over hazard but in the end even a corvette can roll 8 times.