Single or Dual Roll Bars

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

"Her car flipped and landed upside down."
Did the windshield frame hold up or was it smashed down?
Even better, post a pic if you have it - I'm sure many were taken for insurance purposes.

I took tons of pictures in the wrecking yard but cannot find any at the moment, they may be on an older hard drive that I no longer use. She was following me home from an autox when the wrong way guy came toward me on the freeway just as we crested a hill over a bridge. I thought for a minute about forcing him wide since I was in an F250 diesel with my trailer but did not for two reasons, she was tucked in behind the trailer and my Cobra was in the trailer. Unfortunately another car was passing her so wrong way guy tried to go between them. The bridge guard rails were pretty close to the road and he hit both of them. All I could see in the mirrors was a big cloud of dust, I pulled over after stopping about 1/4 mile down the road and ran back to the wreck. The windshield was flat but the roll bars were holding the car up. She was half over into the passenger seat and could not get out. I got a couple of guys to help me lift the car up on its side where it stayed until the wrecker got there. She got out and said she was ok but after about 10 minutes said she had a really bad headache. You know the rest. The guy going the wrong way hit a third car square and was killed in the accident. Had she been wearing a helmet I am sure she would have been home that night with a few scratches and bruises.