In a roll over I would not want to rely soley on the windscreen to keep me
from being squished/grated against the bitumen.
Although, even with the bar I have , I'm likely to get a severe
haircut/scalping.
The arch bar on the midget looked good
Andy
>From: RHDSprite@cs.com
>To: trunkie@hotmail.com, gottstein@erols.com
>CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Arch shaped roll bars
>Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:52:34 EDT
>
>The roll bar regardless of the design will not do you any good if you do
>not
>have the proper safety restraint belts in your car. If you consider how
>ridged the Sprite body shell is, adding a roll bar of 4 or 6 points gives
>you
>additional stiffness. You are much safer in a roll over then you would be
>in
>a frontal contact with another vehicle.
>
>Bob Magnotti
>59 RHD 5 Speed Sprite
>w/5 point safety harnesses + 6 point roll bar
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