While you can follow safe driving practices to avoid rollovers, you can protect your passengers in case a rollover occurs. Seatbelts Always make passengers wear seatbelts in the car. If a rollover or partial rollover occurs, seatbelts protect occupants from severe injuries and death. Safety Standards Car manufacturers and government regulators are keenly interested in design that makes rollovers less likely and protects consumers in them. Consumer Reports points out that newer model cars are more likely to have electronic stability control, which can help to prevent rollovers. Increasingly common side airbags can increase safety in rollovers. Defensive Driving Rollovers are not only dangerous only if you are in one; they are dangerous to other vehicles. A vehicle rolling over can careen across lanes or hit adjacent vehicles. Always observe traffic closely. Do not follow other cars too closely, so you have plenty of time to stop. Slow down if you see a driver swerving or driving erratically; you want to avoid these early stages of a rollover or other accident.