The thing I didn't like about that link is it seems to completely disgregard the existance of variables. Chaos. Reality.

"Using the specific dimensions of ANY vehicle, it is therefore VERY easy to quickly calculate at what speed it would roll over! No "expert" could possibly get away with testifying in court that he does not know!" - I completely disagree with this statement.

Dynamic roll, yaw rate of vehicle in curve, braking, accelerating, wind resistance, the driver crapping his pants (thus lowering his effective center of gravity), tire inflation pressure, tire brand and tread wear, age of tires (dry old rubber?) , passenger "rocking out" to music, road surface composition, humidity, that 50 pound subwoofer box in the back, driver input on steering wheel, brand and condition of shock absorbers, condition and composition of sway bar bushings, amount of play in wheel bearings....

eh, you get the point.


Math gives you a good starting point but no matter how many times you look at it on paper, "sh*t happens" .

People should count their blessings and get on with their lives.

note: if there is actual negligence... as in, cutting corners or deceiving buyers or whatever... sure, good, look for it and try to bring some good out of it by exposing the truth. But cars are engineered pretty safely these days. Safer than cars 60 years ago with regards to rollovers anyhow. Safer than taking a 1700's wagon train the same distance we drive cars these days.
An inevitable fact of life is that people die.

<small>[ February 21, 2003, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: Eric D ]</small>