Lakewood Ranch Rollover Accident Attorney

Rollover crashes occur when a vehicle goes around a curve or when a driver swerves, overcorrects and swerves again, and overcorrects. Each time reduces the stability of the vehicle until it rolls. Often there is another element to a rollover which is when the car “trips” on a pothole, change of road surface, another vehicle, or a stationary object. This “trip” causes the final imbalance that leads to the rollover. The risk of a rollover is increased by the following factors: 

• Type of Vehicle – According to com, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) technology makes many trucks just as safe as sedans. However, the taller a vehicle is the higher the center of gravity, which makes it more likely to roll. Trucks, SUVS, and pickups trucks are all at a greater risk of a rollover crash than a sedan. Vehicles with a narrow wheelbase also are at a higher risk of tipping over.
• Speed of the Vehicles Involved – gov states that 40 percent of all fatal rollover crashes involve excessive speeding. While speeding may not have been the only contributing factor leading up to a crash, it does impact the survival rate of vehicle occupants.
• Road Conditions – Rollover crashes are more likely to occur if the vehicle goes off-road, so roads without barriers pose a greater risk. Some weather and road conditions can contribute to a person swerving or hydroplaning and going off-road.
• Alcohol – If a driver is impaired by alcohol they lose muscle coordination and vision acuity making them more likely to lose control of their vehicle.
• Driver’s Inattentiveness – Many crashes are caused because one driver was not paying attention to the road. Instead they might be distracted by a phone, other passengers, or something outside of the vehicle. When the driver finally starts paying attention, they already need to swerve to avoid another road user and are likely to overcorrect because they are not aware enough.