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		<title>Type of van in fatal N.B. crash banned from use by N.S. schools</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/type-of-van-in-fatal-nb-crash-banned-from-use-by-ns-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The van that went out of control on a New Brunswick highway, resulting in eight deaths, is in a class of vehicle criticized by United States overnment agencies as lacking stability in emergencies. chools in Nova Scotia are banned from using the vehicles and the U.S. overnment has issued safety warnings about them. David White, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=43&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Churches and Missions groups keep vans in spite of dangers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While 15-seater vans are illegal to sell to public schools, they are being sold to private schools, day-care centers, senior centers, churches, missionary groups, etc.  In 2005, I received a phone call from the head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB is an independent agency that investigates accidents (air, sea, train, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=33&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GM Releases 15-Passenger Safety Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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GM Released this video to highlight Stabilitrac, the electronic stability control feature in their new Chevrolet  Express and GMC Savannah 12 and 15-passenger vans.
The video also talks about NHTSA&#8217;s recommendation to use seat belts, claiming that it will increase your chance of survival by 70% in a rollover situation.
Mark&#8217;s Analysis:

The biggest improvement with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=29&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do 15-passenger vans roll over?</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Smith created this video explaining why 15-passenger vans rollover.
Bottom Line: 90% of the rollovers are caused by a left-rear tire de-tread.


	
	
	
	


Details discussed in this video:

There is a design flaw in the Ford E-350 (Econoline XLT), that places 45% of the weight on the left rear tire.
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		<title>Tire blowout suspected in crash that killed 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By The Associated Press
Monday, October 22, 2007 9:50 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; Federal regulators have warned for years that overcrowded 15-passenger vans or those with improperly inflated tires can pose a higher risk of rollovers.
Police say a tire blowout may have caused a van carrying 16 Amish passengers to flip over on Interstate 69 near Muncie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=42&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Church Van Crash Along Interstate 80 Injures 20</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/church-van-crash-along-interstate-80-injures-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 02:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Church Van Crash Along Interstate 80 Injures 20
Children Injured When Van Blows Tire
POSTED: 6:16 pm CDT April 29, 2007
UPDATED: 8:57 am CDT April 30, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; A church van filled with children crashed on Interstate 80 west of Lincoln Sunday, critically injuring several passengers in the vehicle.
Nebraska State Patrol troopers at the scene said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=31&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Van threw 8 children as it rolled when hit</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/van-threw-8-children-as-it-rolled-when-hit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 03:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Article published May 23, 2006, Source: TheBlade.com

 Status of 3 is critical day after fatal crash
 
By JENNIFER FEEHAN
BLADE STAFF WRITER
 

COLUMBUS GROVE, Ohio &#8211; Eight of the 10 young people riding in a church van that was struck by a car Sunday were thrown from the vehicle when it overturned, investigators said yesterday. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=32&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Killed as Utah College Van Rolls Over</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2006/01/06/test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Sept 27, 2005. TREMONTON, Utah. A Utah State University van overturned on a highway about 65 miles north of Salt Lake City, killing eight students and an instructor, authorities said. Two other students were injured. The 11 occupants of the van were ejected as the vehicle rolled four times on Interstate 84 near Tremonton, said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=3&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ford settles in 15-passenger van rollover</title>
		<link>http://vanangels.wordpress.com/2004/05/06/ford-settles-in-15-passenger-van-rollover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2004 07:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markhsmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LYNN BREZOSKY
Associated Press
LAREDO, Texas &#8211; Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit over a van-rollover crash that killed three young missionaries in Mexico in 2002.
The case was the first involving Ford Motor Co.&#8217;s 15-passenger E-350 Econoline van to a reach trial in six years.
The confidential settlement was negotiated late Friday, after two days of testimony.
An [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vanangels.wordpress.com&blog=2459687&post=34&subd=vanangels&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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