15-passenger vans are a popular vehicle for employees’ carpooling, church groups, and other associations. However, they are also an especially dangerously-designed vehicle. The vans are top heavy, causing them to rollover if the driver makes a quick, violent turn to avoid an accident or object in the road, or if the driver falls asleep and the van veers off the road, hits a berm or a bump on the side of the road and rolls over. The roof may not be strong enough to keep from collapsing, increasing the severity of injuries to the passengers.
If the van is not full, all passengers should sit as close to the front as possible. Also, if the van is going a long distance, the occupants should split driving duties so the driver does not become too exhausted. However, only persons with experience driving a 15-passenger van should take control of the wheel.
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