I rolled a rollbarless 'B over an embankment. The unbelted passengers
dropped out and rolled down the hill and I got thrown over into the
passenger seat. Believe me, I did not duck ... I had no control over where
I was going to be. It just worked out right.
From: <bighealey@charter.net>
I witnessed a Bugeye rollover (no roll bar). It was not pretty but both
driver and passanger survived relativly uninjured. The passanger was thrown
clear and the driver ducked into the newly vacated passanger seat.
---- derf <derf247@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yeah, Kirk=good.
>
>A roll bar does several things:
>1. Looks cool. Makes the car look sporty.
>2. Stiffens the body. Good on Spridgets and Miatas, for sure.
>3. Provides protection. You don't want to roll over. You REALLY
>don't want to roll over without a bar in a convertible.
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