The invention provides a roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a
vehicle wherein appropriate braking force can be applied to a turning
outer wheel in response to a situation and a rolling state of the vehicle
to suppress otherwise possible roll-over of the vehicle while assuring
the traveling performance. A roll parameter value detection section
detects a parameter value corresponding to a rolling state of a vehicle,
and a turning type decision section decides a type of turning of the
vehicle. A roll-over suppressing control section controls a braking
mechanism in a predetermined period so that, when the rolling state of
the vehicle upon turning of the vehicle is excessive with respect to a
first reference state, an amount of braking force corresponding to the
magnitude of the roll parameter value and the type of turning. By the
control, while the traveling performance of the vehicle is assured,
roll-over of the vehicle can be suppressed effectively to assure the
stability of the vehicle.