I decided to check out the roll bar issue today with my car.
First off, a physical description of myself. I'm short and stocky. 5'8" inches tall, and I weigh in at 250 or so. Long waisted with short legs.
That means I have the seat adjusted slightly forward, and I slouch in the seat.
The first thing my head will hit is the body directly behind me. Same is true if I am thrown towards the passenger side of the car. The only time I will hit the roll bar is if I'm thrown to the drivers side, and even then, it will be a secondary impact after hitting the body.
Considering that I never wore a helmet when I rode motorcycles until it was required, and even then it was a non-DOT approved helmet (kind of like a piece of tuperware), I guess I can live with a non-padded roll bar.
Besides, they look ugly in my opinion.
