[Spridgets] Rollbar question

[derf]

Well, if you get in a crash there is a very small chance that it would be
better to be thrown from the vehicle so not wearing a seat belt might have
some merit, right?  People here in Louisiana used to say they wouldn't wear
a seat belt because they wanted to be able to exit the vehicle quickly in
case they ran off in a swamp or bayou.  Point is there are always excuses
and justifications if you look for them.
Having had Spridgets with roll bars and Miatas with roll bars I'll say that
many are very good and enhance safety.  There exists a double hump "style
bar" for the Miatas that is dubbed the "rat trap".  I would avoid those.
Others, though, that have decent strength and good mounting points are very
good.  Hitting your head is always a risk on a street car that allows soft
top function, unless you're a jockey.  With a good padding, though, I think
the risk of hitting your head is negligent compared to the benefits of
added strength and stability, not just roll over protection.
With the Hard Dog double diagonal bar in the Miata, I was confident that a
yahoo in a jacked up pickup couldn't easily plow me under.  Also, I'm sure
side-to-side rigidity was greatly improved.

Hard Dog bar with not so hard dog:

http://i59.tinypic.com/2d0m4ph.jpg



On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net> wrote:

> A friend of a friend has a rollbar he was told was from an MG Midget
>>
>
> Something to consider:
> I have a roll-bar in my '74 Midget.  It looks and fits fine, but actually
> is probably more dangerous than nothing.  The height is just low enough so
> my head hits it when I lean back a little.  I assume it could smack me
> pretty hard in an accident.  Given no helmet, I don't know if it is better
> to get hit in the head by the roll-bar or by the ground.
>
> Michael Rowe
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