[DaveR]

PatBuckley,

Thanks for the input, I've thought through all those other risks myself, reaching the same conclusion as you. I will, however, offer a couple of thoughts on side impact that may give you a tiny bit of piece-of-mind. Most of these cars have a metal support for the windshield that vertically intersects the drivers mid leg, so a side impact will probably be stopped by this support and the rear wheel. The gap between is fairly sizable, but not as wide as the front end of most cars. Also, there have been a couple of side impact wrecks reported on this board where people were not injured. The most extreme was the wreck a Willow Springs last year. This pics from that incident support my theory, based on the damage done to the rear wheel. OK, have I done a sufficient job of rationalizing this topic?