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Originally Posted by TDIdiver26
You may be surprised how much your body moves during a crash impact. I responded to a vehicle crash one day (actually happened right behind me as I pulled into an apartment complex to go use their bathroom - talk about bad timing) where the at-fault driver (crossed a 4-lane divided highway in front of oncoming traffic because she wasn't paying attention) was struck by another vehicle in the B pillar and the impact shot her car down into a ditch. The at-fault driver was wearing a seatbelt and it was still buckled.
When her car came to rest in the ditch on the opposite side of the road, she was literally being held in the car by the seatbelt, which was holding her in by the right ankle and that's it. Her upper torso was hanging completely out of the passenger side window and she was 100% unresponsive. Granted, she was a tiny individual, but still - I'd never seen that before, and haven't seen anything like it since.
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Oh I believe it! I've been in quite a few crashes. I use to race and rolled end over end twice followed by 4 barrel rolls. Had a cage and I was wearing a helmet and harnesses. Still had some significant damage to my body but definitely saved my life.
But in that case I was traveling very fast and I have plenty of other personal examples to know exactly what I want cage wise. Just looking for something to save my life in a mild to minor roll, not a rally car cage to save me off a cliff. So it will be tucked up high, padded and moderately reinforced.