vsop

wow between this one and the pics of the vert that rolled over.. I'm not going to be trying this anytime soon..

johnnyv8

wow, i didnt think it was that easy to roll a car...most of hit a curb at high speed or something.

05SDI

My 17yr old daughter roller her 05 Cobalt SS this past summer when she was ran off the road @ 65 mph. Her passenger (my 17 yr old niece) had NO injuries. (very thankful for that) My daughter shattered her L2 and will be in a body brace until Jan 07. SO yes rollovers happen and I am very concerned about our 2 mustangs being convertibles.

fyi Just want to say that the Cobalt held up VERY well after seeing what it did when it went off the road sideways and barrel rolling at least 3 times. The pavement was over 6 foot higher then where the car first touched the ground in the ditch as it was rolling. I'm sure a convertible would NOT have faired as well.... (lightbar or not!)
05SDI

superiormirage

Yeah, that was crazy what happened to phrkshw. Luckily, both him and his passanger walked away. I think it's a testiment to the strength of our cars to protect us through horrific accidents like that. These new mustangs seem to be built VERY well. (Minor quality issues aside.)

Hahahaha. My vote is on kryptonite.

RED121572

We all feel sorry for someones bad luck, but you have to admit, we all love carnage too.

BoidMorphs

There are many factors to consider regarding safety in rollover situations bwteen coupes vs. verts. The first is a vert has a much lower center of gravity so it is less likely to roll over in the first place possibly helping AVOID a rollover ifrom happening in the first place. Second, a hard top can be compressed trapping a person with it's rigidity. Looking at that car pictured and assuming the doors are rendered useless, I'd think it would be a lot easier to free someone through the roof in a vert rather than a coupe using a jaws of life. Let's hope none of us ever have to find out.
On the plus side for a coupe, there was a hail storm here this past summer where a large area had golf ball sized hail stones pummel everyone's cars. My vert was garged but if I was out driving or it was parked outside, I have to think they would have come right through the roof and even trashed the interior.

pastor_ice43

What? If a vert rolls, you're done. The only advantage to having a vert when it comes to rolling is like you said, the center of gravity. However, if the vert does roll...the windsheild will buckle, and you're head will become part of the pavement.

Apoptosis

That sucks!!!!

It was a GT too [8D]

saltzy

I have to say, it doesn't look that wet there. In fact it looks dry as can be with the sun out in those pictures. The car looks to still be on the side of the road, so it can't really be that long after the accident. What's up with the hydroplaning?

doodad

No sh*t!!!!!!!