Whitfield R A, Jones I S
Quality Control Systems Corp., Crownsville, MD 21032, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1995 Sep;85(9):1268-71. doi: 10.2105/ajph.85.9.1268.
Consumers may be unaware of the risk of rollover crashes posed by passenger loads in vehicles with poor roll stability. This analysis demonstrates that certain sports utility vehicles and small pickup trucks have designs that are so unstable that the weight of the passengers in the vehicle affects its propensity to roll over. This effect occurs even though the weight of the loaded vehicle is less than the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. The risk of a fatal, "untripped" rollover crash in vehicles with low roll stability is increased as each passenger is added to the vehicle load.
消费者可能没有意识到，对于侧倾稳定性差的车辆，乘客负载会带来翻车碰撞的风险。该分析表明，某些运动型多用途汽车和小型皮卡的设计极不稳定，以至于车内乘客的重量会影响车辆翻车的倾向。即使装载后的车辆重量低于制造商的车辆总重量额定值，这种影响依然存在。对于侧倾稳定性低的车辆，随着车内乘客数量的增加，发生致命的“非绊倒型”翻车碰撞的风险也会增加。
