Rollover/Roof Crush

U.S. DOT Doubles Roof Strength Standard for Light Vehicles

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 13:35
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DOT 58-09
Thursday, April 30, 2009		 Contact: Rae Tyson

Toyota Accused of Hiding Evidence

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 14:12
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Former Lawyer at Automaker Charges Evidence in Rollover Cases Was Concealed, Destroyed

(CBS)  By CBS News Investigative Unit Contributor Myron Levin

Congress may Act on Roof Crush Standard

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 14:41
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VIDEO: Weak Vehicle Roofs Lead to Deaths

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 15:09
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CAS Rollover Tests Show Federal Government's Roof Strength Standard Will Not Protect Vehicle Occupants

Submitted by autosafety on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 16:07
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Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow

Dynamic JRS Rollover Occupant Protection Tests Report Sept. 9, 2008

Press Release


An American Auto Safety Tragedy

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 02/08/2007 - 17:35
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NHTSA Rules Key Volvo Roof Crush Document Public

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 19:07
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Carmakers stall roof rules

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 08/22/2006 - 12:34
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8/21/06

Safety activists say federal standards are too lax

David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON -- Last year, federal safety officials proposed strengthening a 35-year-old vehicle roof strength standard after studying the contentious issue for more than a decade.

Safety advocates immediately criticized the new proposal as toothless and designed more to protect automakers from new cost burdens than American motorists from crushed roofs in rollovers.

Court upholds verdict in roof crush case

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 03/17/2006 - 11:03
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But GM won't concede defeat in $18.6 million jury award to woman paralyzed in 1997 crash.

Bill Vlasic / The Detroit News

It's been nearly nine years since Penny Shipler's spine was crushed when the roof of a 1996-model Chevrolet S-10 Blazer collapsed around her in a rollover accident.

But it wasn't until last week that the paralyzed Nebraska woman apparently won her long legal battle against General Motors Corp.

Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 02/21/2006 - 12:21
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Federal agencies are using arcane regulations and legal opinions to shield automakers and others from challenges by consumers and states.

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