A number of factors can increase your chances of experiencing a rollover wreck. Our Texas City rollover accident attorneys can tell you about some of these factors. Your awareness might help you to choose a safer vehicle and to avoid some of the dangers of rollover accidents. Some of the common contributors to rollover accidents in Texas include:
*Narrow wheelbases in relation to size and weight of the vehicles;
*High centers of vehicle gravity;
*Tire defects that cause blowouts;
*Tire defects that cause tread separation; and
*Overloaded vehicles.
Rollover accidents in Texas most often occur when a vehicle makes a turn or takes a curve. If the car’s speed exceeds what the combined wheelbase, center of gravity and tire integrity can bear, the car might lose its stability and “trip” into a roll. Sometimes the car trips against a curb or a highway embankment. In other rollovers, the vehicle just loses proper tire contact with the ground.
SUVs are particularly notorious for rollovers because of their high centers of gravity. Jeeps experience a large number of rollovers because they combine a narrow wheelbase with a high center of gravity. The Jeep’s open construction design also leads to more catastrophic injuries to vehicle occupants during a rollover wreck. Some poorly chosen vehicle and tire combinations like the notorious, recalled Ford Explorer-Firestone Tire assemblage are particularly prone to the dangers of rollover accidents.
U.S. vehicles don’t yet have good rollover resistance standards in place. So you currently encounter many life-threatening hazards during rollover accidents in Texas that might one day be prevented. The dangers of rollover accidents include:
*Vehicle structural collapses that cause catastrophic injury to car occupants;
*Car doors that warp and door latches that open during rollovers, ejecting occupants;
*Collapsed vehicles that entrap occupants until Jaws of Life can set them free;
*Roof crush that severely injures occupants of the vehicle during a rollover wreck;
*Impacts suffered during the car’s roll that cause even more injuries than roof crush; and
*Strains on the spinal column during rolls that lead to permanent impairments or death.
If you’ve been injured in a rollover accident, or you’ve lost a loved one to a rollover wreck, you probably have enormous financial burdens from the crash that add to the pain of your physical and emotional ones. You need fair financial compensation from those who caused your rollover wreck so that you can pay your accident expenses and move forward with life again. A vehicle manufacturing, design, assembly or maintenance flaw may have helped cause your tragedy. Our Texas City rollover accident attorneys have the experience you need to help you discover the true causes of your accident and recover proper compensation for your losses. Call us today for your free consultation.