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/p> p> TRIPPING POINT br> Re: Eric Peters' SUV Rollovers and Reader Mail's Consumer Reports : /p>

The rollover problem is not simply a matter of "don't try to bend a Ford Explorer around a curve as if it were a Mazda sports car." It is not even a matter of being more limited in making evasive maneuvers.

A vehicle can be "tripped" after the driver has lost control. Once the vehicle is out of control -- it could be the result of cornering on an icy road or on gravel, a tire blowout, or a skid caused by a collision -- the vehicle can go careening into things that can tip it over like a curb, a ditch, or other obstacle.

p>People shouldn't drive Ford Explorers well in excess of the legal speed limit on tires they haven't checked in who-knows-when without wearing seat belts. But once you have lost control of your vehicle for whatever reason, you are along for the ride, and a car is going to give a different ride than an SUV. This point was missing from the recent broadcast news piece as well as the Spectator discussion of this issue. br> --
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