Rollover Accident Causes FAQs

Experiencing your car rolling over in an accident is obviously a terrifying experience. Rollover crashes happen, and they often lead to devastating injuries and fatalities. Understanding the common causes of rollover crashes can help you better protect yourself and your loved ones from these tragic accidents. If a negligent driver leaves you injured in a rollover crash, you need the experienced legal counsel of a dedicated Texas car accident lawyer.

• Do rollover accidents happen due to driver error?
• Can rollover accidents turn into multi-car accidents?
• Should I contact a Texas car accident lawyer?

Do rollover accidents happen due to driver error?

The National Highway and Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) finds that driver error plays a significant part in rollover accidents. Overcompensating in emergency driving situations, rather than safely steering through them, is a common culprit. When you find yourself in a driving emergency that was brought on by your own driving error, however, it’s all too easy to panic and overcompensate. There are several specific driver errors that are especially conducive to such overcompensation:

• Driving with Excessive Speed: Speed plays a larger role in fatal rollovers than it does in any other kind of traffic fatality. In fact, speeding is a factor in nearly 40 percent of all fatal rollovers that occur on roads with at least a 55 mph speed limit.
• Driving while Impaired: Impaired driving is always dangerous driving, but this doesn’t adequately relay the significant role that impairment plays in deadly rollover accidents. In fact, half of all fatal rollovers involve an impaired driver. When you encounter a driving emergency, even a small amount of alcohol in your system can prove exceedingly dangerous.
• Traveling on Country Roads: Rural highways and roads see more than their fair share of rollover accidents. Such roads often lack the safety features of a more-traveled divided highway. Ultimately, about 75 percent of all rollover fatalities happen on rural roadways with speed limits of at least 55 mph.
• Driving on Worn, Damaged, or Faultily Manufactured Tires: Our vehicle's tires tether us to the road. When they aren’t up to the task, they leave us vulnerable to dangerous accidents, including rollovers. Your ability to control your car safely in an emergency directly correlates to the condition of your tires and rollover crashes are often the result of a driver’s loss of control.

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Can rollover accidents turn into multi-car accidents?

Most rollovers are single-car accidents, but rollover crashes involving more than one car happen. Such accidents are typically predicated on drivers who speed excessively, drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs, or fail to adjust to a road’s less-than-perfect condition, including the dangerous effects of inclement weather.

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Should I contact a Texas car accident lawyer?

The devastation associated with rollovers is often overwhelming. If you or someone you love has been injured in such an accident, the experienced car accident lawyers at the Cain Firm in Texas are on your side. Our dedicated legal team is committed to aggressively advocating for the compensation to which you are entitled. For more information, please contact us today.

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