On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 jphender@inav.net wrote:
> I haven't heard anyone say that a roll bar is a bad thing.
No? OK, when you get rear ended, what does your head do? It flies back
and up. Now envision someone hitting you "upside the head" with a 2"
steel pipe. How safe does that feel, heheh...
So if you do add one of those push-handles to you car, at least pad the
bar liberally, or incorporate a headrest into it, like some race rollbars
do.
> Is there anything in the suspension that should be modified to lessen the
> risk of rollover? How common is a rollover?
Jim, I really don't think a rollover is very common. Much more dangerous
is a rear-ender or a front-ender.
A good headrest and some good 3-point belts will increase your safety
immensely. The next thing might be a collapsible steering column like the
later cars have (only in the US, I think).
This is passive safety. Others have mentioned active safety, such as good
condition of brakes, tires, shocks (very underrated safety item).
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