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How does a car roll over?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A car rolls over from an imbalance of inertia and grip. It would take several degrees to fully understand it. For the average Joe, its when the majority of the load in over to one side of the center of gravity of the car, and then the inertia of the car forces it to keep tilting until it is stopped. But usually, car's don't roll over. Top heavy transports like tractor trailers and SUV's have a better chance of rolling over, because they have more mass to shift over the center of gravity. Hope this helps

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