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> If you've ever heard about the numerous SUV rollovers in the 90s Did you only hear about them in the 90s? because in the 00s sway bars [1] became very popula
by lesuorac 3y ago
> If you've ever heard about the numerous SUV rollovers in the 90s
Did you only hear about them in the 90s? because in the 00s sway bars [1] became very popular so perhaps the rollovers stopped happening.
I also don't think people really consider accidents when purchasing cars or Volvo wouldn't've had such a hard time growing.
[1]: https://www.tirereview.com/sway-bar-technology/ https://www.tirereview.com/sway-bar-technology/
- r00fus 3y agoInteresting - looks like the auto industry has really improved SUV safety for rollovers in the past 2 decades. I wonder how much is sway-bars and how much is simply lowering the height (ie, most crossovers are still SUVs). Part of this may also align with the fact that SUVs are so varied a category that now there are 5+ size categories of SUV [1] as opposed to maybe two from the 90s - dilution of the brand in a marketable way. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_(automobile)#Size_categories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_(automobile)#Size_ca...
- nikau 3y agoSway bars have been around eons before the 00s - its widespread adoption of electronic stability control that reduced suv rollovers.