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  1. MTVR

    Any protection if one manages to flip a non-armored humvee?

    The WORST thing you could do, would be to to not wear your seatbelt. There is nothing energy-absorbing inside these vehicles- you could die even if you don't get ejected (although a LOT of unrestrained vehicle occupants are ejected). You could die even if the vehicle doesn't roll over...
  2. MTVR

    Any protection if one manages to flip a non-armored humvee?

    That is completely divorced from reality- watch the video in this thread of the rollover at 45 mph, and you should realize that the forces involved are light-years beyond any human's ability to control where their body goes.
  3. MTVR

    Any protection if one manages to flip a non-armored humvee?

    The thing about having (or adding) a roll bar or roll cage to a vehicle that most people don't understand, is that in order for it to offer you a reasonable amount of protection, the main hoop needs to be within about 6" of your head. And if you conk your unprotected head on it in a crash, it...
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