What constitutes unsafe fuel systems?
• Fuel tanks placed on the side or in the rear where they can be easily punctured during a collision. • Placing fuel lines in positions where they can be ruptured during a crash. • The use of inexpensive and weak materials to connect the fuel tank to where the fuel is inserted into the vehicle (the fuel filler neck) causing the two to separate and fuel to pour out during a collision. • The use of unsafe materials to manufacture fuel lines, causing lines to decay or break during a crash. An evasive maneuver triggered this rollover of a small SUV. The driver turned from the left hand lane into the right hand lane to avoid the car in front of him, then he turned back into the left hand lane. This classic double lane change maneuver was too much for the physics of the vehicle, the design of which features a short wheelbase. The driver was unable to maintain control, and even though he was driving the speed limit and wearing his seat belt, he suffered fatal injuries when the SUV rolled over
