Can your vehicle do this?

This is old Mercedes test footage. Notice that the side glass still seems to be in place after the second roll. European manufacturers test their roofs like this. American manufacturers tend to claim that roof crush and roof strength are irrelevant in rollover accidents, that serious injuries occur regardless of the extent of roof collapse. Our view is that in a properly designed vehicle, most rollovers are walkaway accidents.



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