well, my buddy had a roll bar on his 82 f150, rolled his truck avoiding a deer, and it saved his life. i'm wondering where i could find a roll bar for a newer f150 or where i could buy one cause i cant find nothin. i know 4 people who flipped their f150 doin somethin stupid (besides the one who avoided a deer) and were badly injured. the cab holds up well i guess but i'd feel safer with a roll bar.

 

http://www.truckrollbar.com/

 

The reason you see less roll bars out on the road is that modern trucks are built to withstand rolls. Its part of new safety measures that ensures that a vehicle can withstand having more than its weight of force applied to the cab/roof without caving (at all or much).

a 1982 truck? not so much. Hence the need for a roll bar.