[DanEC]

My ERA Street Roadster replica (no roll bar) is the first convertible/roadster I've owned. I try not to fret too much over the lack of a roll bar because I plan on street driving only, the cars have a low center of gravity, and there are millions and millions of other convertibles out there that never had roll bars also. I do worry about the prospect of a rear ending - but no more than in my 66 Corvette or 67 GTX, both of which have low back seats and no head restraint. I would also worry about having a naked piece of hard steel pipe behind my head running around on the street with all the crazies out there. I would have to put some high density padding on it if it were me. Might make the difference between a concussion and bashed in skull. Everything has risks. It's hard to mitigate all of them.