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.
Having done 30 years in LE and everyone who has will attest to the fact that size and weight does have a huge effect on the outcome of an accident. Don't think so? Go hit a train. Or go hit an tractor trailer head on. Yes, air bags do play a roll in survival, but most of the passenger vehicles do have the frame strength that heavier vehicle have and a smart car has almost no protection. What most people don't seem to realize is the forces at work when two vehicles meet. Smaller vehicles just don't have the mass to protect the occupants. Plus your roll cage, safety cell, and so on are nice for advertising, but just are that. Copy. Sure as long as you are hit by a vehicle of the same size or a bit larger everything is fine. But on the other hand, high speed, weight, and so work against you.
Back to the topic, I would not want to drive the pictured vehicle in a high wind area!
