Wouldn’t driver education be the best solution to 15-passenger van dangers?
Though driver error may contribute to 15-passenger-van rollovers, the fact of the matter is that the design of these vans makes them exceedingly prone to rollover crashes when heavily loaded. In fact, in a warning issued on the dangers of 15-passenger vans, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cited research that found that heavily loaded 15-passenger vans had a rollover rate in single vehicle crashes that is nearly three times the rate of those that were lightly loaded. Public Citizen supports driver education, but study after study shows that general education efforts are utterly ineffective in making any long-term impact upon safety-related habits and choices. An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study, which can be read at http://www.hwysafety.org/srpdfs/sr3605.pdf, found that educating drivers about safe-driving behaviors such as obeying speed limits, wearing seat belts, and obeying stop signs usually does not result in behavior changes. To be effective,
