Quote Originally Posted by ford2custom View Post

It may get to the point that our old cars will have to have a roll cage if we are going to drive them with today’s traffic on long runs.

Richard

Richard, I understand your point and agree that it is a scary place out on the highways at times.

But I have spent many hours thinking about the safety of "street driving" a car with an "aftermarket" roll bar/roll cage (due to my interest in fast VW''s). The issue is that the driver in a race car is required to have an approved and dated safety helmet and five point harness when racing the car. That same car and driver when operated "on the street" is done so without a helmet and maybe just a seat belt. IMO, I feel that more injuries could be caused to the driver/passenger (without a helmet) by hitting the rollbar/cage in an accident. The minor amount of NHRA required padding, and the odds of the driver/passenger not having a five point safety harness on while driving on the street are high in causing more injuries. You cannot allow the driver to move around in the car for safety, not the best for comfort while driving on the street.

It's just not an easy answer to improve the roll over safety of our roadsters.