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Old 10-27-2009, 06:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The Importance of a Real Rollcage

Some interesting photos. Apparently it was a bolt in cage and both people in the vehicle were somehow unharmed.

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Old 10-27-2009, 07:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It wasnt even a cage - just a rollbar that punched through the floor (no reinforcements). A proper, well-installed bolt-in cage would have protected them just fine.
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