To enable restart of an engine by detecting that a vehicle is restored to the
upright position after overturning in an early state. An acceleration sensor having
a detection axis laid laterally of a vehicle body is integrated into an ECU and
mounted on the vehicle body. Outputs of the acceleration sensor are weighted and
averaged, and when an average value exceeds an overturn threshold repeatedly, an
overturn determination unit determines that the vehicle is overturned. On the other
hand, when outputs of the acceleration sensor are determined to be below a restoration
threshold, and the determination is repeatedly made, it is determined that the
vehicle is restored from the overturned state. The engine is stopped when determination
of overturn is made, while restart of the engine is enabled when determination
of restoration is made. Especially, the reference value of determination is set
so that determination of restoration is made at an early stage.