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Avoid Panic-like Steering
Many rollovers occur when drivers overcorrect their steering as a panic reaction to an emergency—or even to a wheel going off the pavement’s edge. At highway speeds, overcorrecting or excessive steering can cause the driver to lose control, which can force the vehicle to slide sideways and roll over.

 

Overcorrects once:

alt="Overcorrection – once. The driver of a minivan riding down a 2-lane highway veers off the road to the right so that only the right tires are off the road. In an attempt to get the vehicle back on the road, the driver overcorrects by performing a sharp steering maneuver to the left, causing the vehicle to cross both lanes of the roadway. The vehicle leaves the left side of the roadway, trips in the soft soil and rolls over." This content requires a plug-in compatible browser
Overcorrects once, crosses road and tripped by soft soil.

 

 

Overcorrects twice:

alt="Overcorrection – twice. The driver of a minivan riding down a 2-lane highway veers off the road to the right so that only the right tires are off the road. In an attempt to get the vehicle back on the road, the driver overcorrects by performing a sharp steering maneuver to the left. Another overcorrection steering maneuver to the right causes the vehicle to leave the right side of the roadway, trip in the soft soil and roll over." This content requires a plug-in compatible browser
Overcorrects twice, tripped by soft soil on the same side of road.
 
 
 
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