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ISU 15 Passenger Van Warning

Idaho State University Transportation Services Department (TSD) discourages uniformly any use of a fifteen-passenger van for human transportation.   Below is a WARNING LIST of unstable conditions that have been demonstrated to contribute to fifteen-passenger van rollover.   

When loaded with 10 or more passengers (Rollover potential is three times higher.)

When high and irregular cross winds are present

When extreme maneuvers are made

When ice and/or snow is present on the road.

When occupants shift their weight

When air pressure in a tire is low

When at least one wheel drops off the pavement on a low or nonexistent shoulder or berm

When driving too fast for the present conditions )even under good conditions, 65 miles per hour can be excessive.

When pulling a trailer


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