ROLLOVER PROTECTION SYSTEM AND PROTECTED VEHICLE

Rollover protection system (19A, 19B) for a protected vehicle (1), with a support element (30) for supporting a crew member (29) and an actuator (42) associated with the support element (30), wherein the actuator (42) is configured to move the support element (30) immediately before or during a rollover of the protected vehicle (1) from an extended state (Z1), in which the crew member (29) is located partially inside and partially outside the protected vehicle (1), into a retracted state (Z2), in which the crew member (29) is located completely inside the protected vehicle (1), so that the crew member (29) is protected during the rollover of the protected vehicle (1).