Smart Car Crash Test

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Murminator

I think they are very safe they are a roll cage on wheels doesn't matter what you drive if you get hit by a semi your coming out on the losing end. These cars a so light if you did get hit the energy would be transfered it would be like kicking a soccer ball as to kicking a brick. We sometimes think the bigger vehicles are the safest but sometimes not
Here is a vid of a ext cab truck at 40 MPH compare the driver compartment to the 70 MPH smart car
http://www.progressive.com/video/40F-150.mpg


see how well your vehicle faired

https://onlineservice1.driveinsuranc...ash_videos.asp

you know even after the accident (which were two different types) the ford truck still had more room in the cab than the smart car did.

to compare you would have to see the smart car do a head on instead od a glancing blow, I don't think it would work quite as good in that one. there was another video of the 99 ford truck (first year they went to 2 back doors opening) and there was a flaw that was fixed for 2000. but everyone uses this video to repersent all fords, which are the best selling vehicle (let alone truck) in north america.

so you can slag ford truck all you want but remember they sell more f150's than dodge (don't over drive gutless engines) and GMC (got mechanic comming) all you want want to see some neat comparasons between different trucks go to http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/f150/truth/ I will agree it is a ford site and they will not show stuff that may be better than ford but it is pretty interesting all the same.

Steve