View Poll Results: I have a rollbar and...
It saved my life in a rollover accident.
2
4.26%
I have never been injured by it.
42
89.36%
I have bumped my head with no major injury. (aka didn't have to seek medical attention)
3
6.38%
I was hurt because of my rollbar in an accident and had to seek medical attention.
0
0%
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The Official Rollbar Poll
#1
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The Official Rollbar Poll
Another thread got me thinking about rollbars on the street and how some people start lengthy arguements for/against. So rather than argue the merits of a rollbar, let's get some data from the members here. Please only reply if you have had personal experience, no hearsay about your sister's boyfriend's cousin who split his head on a rollbar. Again, this thread is not for arguements but to get data. If you have been injured or saved by a rollbar please post specifics if possible.
#3
That would be someone off this site. I believe he was running a harddog M1 hardcore single diagonal. i love how everything got smashed and it's a straight line from the front of the hood to the roll bar. He walked away with just a scratch from the gutted doors.
And on the street I was hit from behind and I did not hit my head on my m2 sport bar. I'm 5'10" so I'm really not sure how i didnt hit it.
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I know you're not looking for hearsay, but there was a local guy (worked at R Speed for a stint) who died in a roll over on the street even though he had a roll bar. He was drunk, going 3X the speed limit, and lost control. I don't know what the official cause of death was, or remember what bar he had.
That being said, there are 2 members on this site that probably had roll bars save their lives. One's pictured here. The other is MarkP's 10AE, and you can find pics on harddog's site.
That being said, there are 2 members on this site that probably had roll bars save their lives. One's pictured here. The other is MarkP's 10AE, and you can find pics on harddog's site.
#8
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I hit my head pretty ******* hard on the roll bar once over a bump and blacked out, but my passenger stopped the car for me. I then grew a brain and padded it, because I was resting my head on it as-is. I also bought a track seat because I didn't really fit in the car.
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I'm here to talk about how awesome my car is and give some of you people **** on a daily basis because I did have a rollbar when i flipped the above pictured car. Send your thanks to Bethania.
PS. your car is slow.
PS. your car is slow.
#13
i have corbeau forza seats that wrap around very high above the shoulder/head and a harness keeps me from getting loose, thus, i also find it fairly impossible to smack my head on any part of the rollbar. if the accident is severe enough for the rollbar to be an issue, i suspect i won't be surviving anyhow.
#18
I was rear-ended enough to total my car and my head didn't hit the bar (stock seats, I'm 6' tall, avg. torso/leg ratio). I had it double-padded anyway. That impact was straight-on, btw.
A co-worker was rear-ended last month while waiting to merge left and looking over his left shoulder. His head hit the bar and he had a headache for a few days. His bar wasn't padded and he still won't pad it.