Looking for SMART car information
Does anyone here tow a Smart car? We are interested in any information pros and cons of towing one, and how you like driving one of these little guys on the road. Thanks!!!
Forum Discussion
rjstractor wrote:Skid Row Joe wrote:
Life is too short to drive a car this short in the safety department. You might as well be on a motorcycle for all the safety it affords it's occupants.
Just today I responded to a 3 vehicle rear ender where a Smart was the sandwich filling and a Ford Explorer and a full size Ford van were the rear and front bread. The Smart received about the same amount of front and rear damage as the front of the Explorer and the rear of the van, the driver was uninjured and the Smart was driveable. This was the first accident I have seen involving a Smart and I was impressed with how it held up.
Yah, they have a good record. But there is more to the story and they are trying to figure out what it is. Canada has had smart cars longer than the US and they had the very first fatality last year. Yes they have very stong tridium cells, air bags etc etc, but they are starting to look at why the injuries and fatalities are so low overall in smart car accidents. Agility, braking etc. Who knows, but they are looking into it. If you ever want an eye opening experience, drive a smart car at 70 mph and stand on the brakes. You are going from 70 to 0 VERY FAST.
Anyway, glad to hear it worked out for those folks.
