My name is Brooke, and on July 13, 2010 my 1997 Volvo S90 saved my life and the lives of my family. As newlyweds, my husband and I -- along with our 6 animal 'children' -- decided to move from Louisiana back to our home state, Washington, so we could start putting down roots. On the first day of our long drive home, we had one more hour of driving before reaching our first stop for the night in Kansas. We had just remarked how happy we were that driving for the day was coming to an end when suddenly, we were in a rollover accident that could have taken our lives.

While driving north on highway 71 in Missouri, a car pulled out directly in front of us trying to get to the highway crossover to go south. The driver underestimated the traffic on the southbound lanes and yielded in our lane. The car was perpendicular to us and we were faced with a choice: to swerve and avoid the car or hit them straight on.

At 70mph, we swerved. Unfortunately, while we had new tires, the heat on the road caused our tires to slip as if we were on ice. When my husband tried to correct the swerve, the car did a 180-degree turn and slid into the grass median. Due to the speed and the small decline in the median, the car proceeded to roll over. We slid upside down on the roof for about 30 feet until we came to a stop just before the oncoming southbound traffic.

My husband and I were both wearing our seatbelts and our four birds, one cat, and dog were all in the backseat. Upside down and fearing the worst, I focused on getting my husband and I out of the car. I released my seatbelt and after falling to the roof of the car, tried to open the passenger side door but dirt that had pushed up from our slide was keeping the door closed. That's when I saw feet running to help us.

Thankfully, a witness stopped to help us when he saw our car roll and the other vehicle we avoided hitting speed away. Our witness, along with many other tremendously nice strangers, were able to open the door to our vehicle and help us and the pets to safety.

I am thrilled to report that not only did my husband and I make it out without any sort of bump, scratch, or soreness, but so did all of our pets. I was raised in a Volvo family ever since my dad' s Volvo wagon was sandwiched between two 18-wheelers and he walked away with only a minor bump on the head.

Knowing of the safety and reliability of my Volvo and having to rely on it for the safety of your family are two entirely different things. Volvo is synonymous with safety and only until a month ago, did I realize the truth in that statement.

Even though our car was totaled by the insurance, it maintained the structural integrity and looked pretty darn good for rolling over. Now, safe and sound back in Washington State, my husband and I are waiting to buy a car until we can afford another Volvo.

As you can imagine, we do not feel safe in any other car and will wait as long as it takes to get our family into another one of the safest cars on the road. We will continue the tradition and forever be a Volvo family.

Thank you very much for making such a safe and dependable car.

My name is Kasey, and I am lucky to be writing this email. If it was not for my Volvo C70, I have no doubt that this would not be possible at this time. On Friday, January 21st, 2011 I was driving my usual route to work during rush hour traffic. I live out West, so of course it was 75 degrees and sunny, which for me means I am driving with my top down.

Since I was traveling on a major highway, I was traveling at speeds around 70 MPH... when out of nowhere another driver moved into my lane. I swerved to avoid being hit by the other driver, and in upon doing so, my car went into a fishtail. I was not able to regain control, and my car veered off the side of the road, where it proceeded to flip 4 times, slide down the gravel embankment on the driver’s door, and then flip once more to land be back on what was left of my tires.

Imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes and I was alive. Not only was I alive, but coherent. I was rushed to the hospital, were upon running all necessary test, the conclusion was that there was nothing wrong with me. Other than some bruising and muscle soreness, I just walked away from a high speed roll over with my convertible top down. To say the least, the doctors, police and ambulance teams were shocked to see that I was fine.

There was one common theme that I heard over the next 2 weeks, and that was ''Thank God you were driving a Volvo.'' Everyone from my co-workers, to Facebook friends, to strangers I meet that hear my story, all believe that I owe my life to Volvo. I KNOW I owe my life to Volvo, and my children, my husband, and my family all thank you.

How do you thank a car manufacturer for saving your life? I have no idea how to go about this process, other than to spread the word to every person I come into contact with that Volvo is the reason I was given a second chance. If not for your ROPS, this story would not be possible. I do not know if I will be able to afford another Volvo, but If I am, you just made me a Volvo customer for life.

I want my story shared will every single employee at Volvo, so they will know I want to personally thank every engineer, every line worker and every office member that makes Volvo possible. I want all Volvo employees to know that the work they are doing today is saving lives. Please promise me that you will thank every single employee at Volvo and send them my heartfelt thank you.