R50/53 My MINI protected me

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Oct 25, 2007 | 02:57 PM

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MOE4me

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From: Near a mediocre place on a Great Lake, WI

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Originally Posted by DaveTinNY

The MINI saved you from many more rolls; I just pictured a behemoth SUV pulling the same stunt you did. It would have rolled many, many more times with a much worse outcome for the driver - seatbelt or no seatbelt.
Low center of gravity vs high center of gravity.
Glad you're safe.
Go MINI go!

If the MINI has flipped 180° and is on its roof, is it then more, or less safe than the SUV (having the high center of gravity). Conversely, is the SUV then more, or less safe than the MINI, when the SUV is upside down (now having a much lower center of gravity).

Point being, it was the guard rail that flipped the MINI - The velocity (which would most likely have been pretty much bleed off by said guardrail) and other obstacles that would have kept it rolling . The higher CG (and sloppier suspension) will certainly get the SUV rolling quicker (w/o an obstacle present), but the same conditions apply once it has started rolling.

BTW, glad to hear you're OK.

Last edited by MOE4me; Oct 25, 2007 at 02:59 PM.