Corporate Policy

[Randy B]

That new Smart Car that's coming to America seems to have some good safety ratings. A group in England did some barrier tests, and the doors still opened and closed after a crash into a barrier at 45 degrees and 70 mph.

That's good, but I personally want to know what happened to the objects aproximating humans in the seats. If the back seat ended up going through the front seat on its way to the area infront of the hood, I doubt if I would worry about the front doors opening. On the other hand if this is an indication of the structural integrity of the entire vehicle after such a collision I will be impressed. Of course if it also was very extra fuel efficiant as well, that would be nice.

Randy

[Big Wallaby]

The seats were in very good condition, but the problem with humans surviving came from the fact they were doing 70-0 in 0.00 seconds (or thereabout). The person would have looked relatively good on the outside, with lots of internal damage. The chances of surviving impact at 70 mph was astronomically low.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I would think the same could be said for just about any vehicle with that type of parameter. That being said, I keep trying to come up with a reason that I need one!!, the only problem, no cargo area for the grumpy pup's!