ESC, strong roofs reduce but don’t eliminate all rollover injuries

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/48/7/3.

"In nearly all of the 19 crashes of models with standard ESC, the rollovers were preceded by an impact. In other words, they were pushed over by another vehicle or they flipped after hitting an object. In contrast, 37 percent of the rollovers of vehicles without standard ESC weren't preceded by an impact, meaning in all likelihood they lost stability during a maneuver."

"There always have been rollovers caused by an initial impact, but since it is more difficult for ESC to address them, they will account for a larger proportion of the remaining rollovers as ESC becomes more common. Although they are more complex, rollovers of vehicles with ESC tend to be less severe. Only 9 percent of the crashes of models with standard ESC involved six or more quarter turns. In contrast, 41 percent of the rollovers of vehicles without standard ESC did."

Good morning, Thursday

Good morning, Happy Thursday. The next time the bus pulls away from the Park and Ride with me on it, it will be a Friday. Bitterly cold weather plans to return for this evening through the weekend but last night was a good respite from the cold.

I hate to say it but these days 20 degrees seems pretty warm. It’s remarkable how one gets accustomed to the cold. It was delightful going for the evening walk, not having to be all bundled up. That said, this morning with just a baseball cap rather than a winter hat it was a bit chilly walking down to the Park and Ride.

Snow flurries this morning but no accumulation. We might get more snow on Saturday but we will see. I guess I am leading the Save the Pine Bush Hike in the morning,but I don’t think the snow will impact that.