List,
After reading posts about rear enders and backing up accidents, it made me
stop and think.
Every time I go on a run with the guys from SoCalROC, I am amazed at how
SMALL these cars really are. You can really tell when you are out on the
road and are behind someone. When I drive mine to work, I sometimes look at
it parked between two midsize cars and I remember the matchbox cars I used
to play with when I was a kid.
Up until the Julian/Borrego run, I had no seat belt installed on the
passenger side of my car. My girlfriend insisted (rightfully so) that I get
one installed before she would go with me on the run. I had the bizarre
thought that if I flipped the car at high speed or we got broadsided by an
SUV, seatbelts probably would not help much.
So although I love to go fast in my car and take turns and everything else,
I do try to keep in mind that my car weighs about 2000 lbs. and has a
remarkably strong and fast engine for its size. When I get it restored, I am
putting in a roll bar and also safety harnesses.
It may not stop me from getting in an accident, but hopefully I will walk
away.
Andrew Murphy
67.5 2000 Solex
SoCalROC
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