From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Fri Feb 13 2004 - 17:36:43 PST
I second that vote - I'd much rather stay in the vehicle.
I speak from experience - I rolled a '74 Audi Fox in the hills of Tennesee
one night in the late 70's, did three complete rolls before coming to a
halt in a ditch. I can still remember seeing the pavement slide over my
head as I hung from my seat belt upside down. I drove that car for 800
miles more (I was on vacation). Soon after the insurance company declared
it a total loss and it was scrapped. Every panel on the car was smashed
and the rear window and one side window were gone.
All of the stuff in the back seat, was in the middle of the road.
Once is enough.
Dave
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:00:25 -0500, Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> At 12:49 AM +0000 2/14/04, noel shelley wrote:
>> Hi All ,
>> The roll bars would need some very careful thought . Bearing in
>> mind the weight of the vehicle and the fact that very little may stand
>> above
>> the hood and sides caperbable of load bearing . The structure would have
>> to
>> be very substantial and heavyly braced on to the chassis .
>> Though not a pleasant thought , you might be safer thrown clear rather
>> than
>> traped in twisted metal .
>
> I'd rather stay in the cab than get tossed out and have the truck roll
> over me.
>
> http://www.e-z.net/~ts/ts/ts.html#roolovers
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