Rollover

An Odessa man died in a one-car rollover accident on October 10. While rollover crashes account for only about 3 percent of serious auto accidents, they account for nearly one-third of passenger vehicle occupant fatalities. Because of this, it is important to know how to avoid a rollover accident as well as what you can do to increase your chances of surviving one. Any vehicle can suffer a rollover accident, but taller, narrower vehicles such as pickups, vans, and SUVs are more likely to be involved in a rollover accident because they are top-heavy. While this does not mean you need to stop driving your van, pickup, or SUV, it does mean you should avoid putting excessively heavy loads on the roof. To avoid creating an unbalanced load in any…

Situation Analysis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 68 fatalities in rollovers of Ford Explorers in the beginning of Aug. 2000. The recorded fatalities were caused by sudden tread separation in tires used on the Ford Explorer. The standard manufactured tires provided for the Explores were Firestone tires, which was the center of an investigation in May 2000 after accruing 90 complaints pertaining to tread separation. At least four of the complaints included…

As negative as the fringe banking industry is thought of, their business still continues to grow. The customers that are able to pay back their loans when they are due generally benefit from their access to short term credit. But the data from borrowers of the payday lending industry show that the majority of the people used their loan to pay for recurring expenses, making the use of these loans risky. The borrowers who are the worst off however, are the people who are unable to pay back their…

Recently, a 27-year-old woman was killed, and her two young children were injured in a rollover accident. None of the three were wearing seatbelts when they were ejected from the vehicle. Fortunately, there things you can do to increase your chances of surviving a rollover accident. As Nashville auto accident lawyers, we want to offer advice for preventing and surviving a rollover accident. Wear your seatbelt. While an estimated 86 percent of Tennesseans wear their seatbelts, more than half of…

Skiba argues that “any regulations that constrain payday borrowing beyond restrictions on rollovers/renewals are suspect because they remove or inhibit the use of a tool that low-income people use to smooth their income stream[,] this is something higher-income people rarely need because they typically have more buffers—savings accounts, regular credit cards against unexpected shocks” (1029). Skiba has statistical data that shows that the regulation of rollovers is very necessary. Skiba claims…

heavy. MRAPS in 2007- 2008 had roughly 38 rollovers and it happens because of only a few reasons. While some were caused by driver error, most were caused by low shoulders and roads that can’t support the weight of the MRAP. This leads us to some hazards to consider and with the rollovers comes drowning, which has happened in the MRAP RG-31. There are multiple hazards with the MRAP. One Hazard is when an IED goes off with a high velocity projectile it and if it breaks the ballistic glass on…

Is there an advantage of rolling 401k to IRA accounts? Read and find out! If you're wondering; what's the best way to roll over 401k to IRA accounts, you are probably changing jobs. During this time of transition, you need fewer headaches, not more. The information in this article will, at least, help you make the transition to a new retirement account, painlessly. The Easy Way to rollover 401K to IRA is to talk to a banker first. An understanding of both types of accounts and how they work will…

1. Ford is being sued for failing to test the seatbelt sleeve because the plaintiff is suing on the basis of both a faulty seatbelt sleeve and the car defect that gives it a tendency to rollover. The claims were being stated as being negligent and strict liability. The trial court mistakenly did not rule on the negligent seatbelt sleeve separately from the suspension that caused the rollover accident. “The trial court determined as a matter of law that the seatbelt sleeve was not in a…

all whilst maintaining a strong and healthy industry within the state. Spills happen for several reasons, but the most common cause for a tanker semi-truck to have a spill is due to rollovers. With hazmat tanker trucks carrying materials such as crude oil, radioactive materials, and sulfur trioxide, rollovers can be extremely dangerous to the driver, surrounding population, and environment. “The direct cause of any rollover is something that increases the roll moment about the longitudinal axis…

Joan Jackson is the president of Superior Software Services, and she is deciding after careful consideration to change the time off policies for the company. With this change Mrs. Jackson is hoping to reduce the unscheduled time off that has recently affected areas of the company. With more and more employees calling off, Mrs. Jackson is concerned that these unscheduled absences will cause delay in meeting customer deadlines (Martocchio, 2013). By implementing a new policy that will replace…