Rollovers are the safety curse of sport utility vehicles. If you take a corner too fast, you run the risk of turning the vehicle upside down. Now, if you believed your movie and TV dramas, you'd think auto executives wouldn't give a hoot. They'd be happy to let their customers roll over and die. Sell more replacements and let the lawyers cover it up. That's Hollywood. But this is not what's happening. Before any law has been passed, carmakers are putting on systems to help stop rollovers. This year 3.3 million cars and trucks sold in the U.S., or 20%, will have stability control devices to help prevent rollovers. Next year, I am told by friends at Continental Tevis, a supplier of the systems, there will be another million added to the number.
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