Rollovers — Kansas Permit Test

Although only about one of every forty Kansas vehicles in a police reported crash has rolled over, one of every three passenger vehicle occupant deaths occurs in rollovers.

Rollovers are rare and they kill out of all proportion. That gap is the whole reason the manual covers them.

one of every three passenger vehicle occupant deaths occur in rollovers.

More than 80% of all Kansas rollovers involve no other vehicle besides the one that rolls over.

Most rollovers are one car and one mistake. That means the driver can prevent most of them.

More than 80% of all rollovers involve no other vehicle besides the one that rolls over.

When a Kansas driver loses control and the vehicle slides sideways, something can trip the vehicle and cause it to roll, such as a curb, guardrail, tree stump or soft uneven ground.

A sliding car does not roll on its own. It rolls when the tires catch on something solid.

This tripping object could be a curb, guardrail, tree stump, or soft, uneven ground on the side of the roadway.

Kansas rollover crashes are more common for sport utility vehicles, vans, pickups and small trucks than for passenger vehicles, due to their higher centers of gravity.

A taller vehicle tips more easily. Cargo and passengers raise the center of gravity further.

Rollover crashes are more common for sport utility vehicles (SUVs), vans, pickups, and small trucks than for passenger vehicles due to their higher centers of gravity

If a Kansas vehicle leaves the paved road surface a driver should slow down gradually and not jerk the steering wheel to get the vehicle back on the pavement.

Overcorrecting is the single most common way a rollover starts. Gradual is the opposite of what panic wants.

If your vehicle leaves the paved road surface, slow down gradually, but do not jerk the steering wheel to get the vehicle back on the pavement.

The most effective way to reduce the risk of injury or death in a Kansas rollover is to use a safety belt, because without one occupants can be thrown from the vehicle.

A rolling car throws out anyone who is not held in. That is where most of the deaths come from.

The most effective way to reduce the risk of injury or death in a rollover is to use your safety belt.

What share of passenger vehicle occupant deaths occur in rollovers?

One of every three. Rollovers are rare and they kill out of all proportion. That gap is the whole reason the manual covers them. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.76: “one of every three passenger vehicle occupant deaths occur in rollovers.”