Rollover Accident Studies - UPDATE (2005-2008)

This issue of Current Topics includes over 70 abstracts of reports, conference papers, books and journal articles which focus on the roll stability of lorries and other heavy vehicles, tankers, buses, minibuses, sport utility vehicles and other vehicles. Subjects covered include analyses of rollover accidents and injuries, modelling of rollover mechanics, type approval testing, driver early warning devices for impending dynamic instability, electronic stability programs, the effects of vehicle stability of wheelbase, vehicle size, height of centre of gravity, braking and steering around bends. These items have been selected from the material added to the Transport Research Laboratory's Library Database between 2005 and 2008. Much of the relevant English language published literature from the UK, USA, Australia and Europe is included; some of the non-UK literature is included courtesy of the OECD International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) database.