John & Angela wrote:brholt wrote:Dennis M M wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
I always want to put a sticker that says "not very" above the badge "smart car" !
I value my life and my wives too much to drive such a death trap.
A whole string of people stuck in the fifties! Size and weight are no protection. The smart is one of the safest cars on the road as far as passenger protection goes. You have a full roll cage in the safety cell, anti-lock brakes, stability control, 8 airbags, etc.
I wrecked one smart (yes it was my fault) and all that happened was that the air bag knocked off my glasses. The poor smart was totaled (mainly due to European content on a gray market model), but the doors opened and closed perfectly after a hard front end impact.
Do some research before you blow off your bazzoo and show your ignorance.
Not necessarily a death trap and a good design for its size but in an accident with a larger car it will not fair well. Read the summary here and watch the video
Large car vs small car
Yah you can't deny physics. Having said that there has been a fair amount of study going into why the fatality rates per capita are so low with the smart car. Kinda defies logic. There is evidence that points to things like stopping distance, agility and even driver attitude and average age (40 to 60 mostly). Whatever it is, they are a lot of fun to drive, handle well, get great mileage (especially those of us with diesels) and are inexpensive to buy and maintain. And they look kinda cool. We use our smarties for everything and hope they last a long time. Thinking about getting an electric though.
