"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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Your neighbor totalled his last car and now he wants one of those little
boxes? My guess is they don't do so well in crash tests. Evolution in
action, as it were.


Actually, the Smart Car has tested surprisingly well in crash tests.
I wouldn't want to try this, but it does better than some full sized,
SUVs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJHpUO-S0i8

Eisboch


I've seen that video before. The "dummy" inside certainly did not walk
away. Actually I was thinking of side impacts...a whack from a full-sized
SUV and it looks to me as if the "Smart" car would go into low-earth
orbit, and the driver would be "nearer his god to thee," if you believe
that sort of stuff.


Again, it does surprisingly well in side impacts. It is small, but well
designed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz-s1...eature=related

Eisboch