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Originally Posted by JD10367
Oh, look, another uninformed moron. Tell you what, I'll get in my Smart car and hit you head on in your car, and we'll see who walks away.
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Sorry to tell you, but it probably won't be you. Even though the Smart car tested "good" by the IIHS when tested against a sled, it tested "poor" (it's worst rating) when tested against other midsize vehicles.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123965905920114729.html
If you hit a midsize car, you're toast, I can't imagine what it would look like if you hit a full size car, truck or SUV.
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For the recent tests the Insurance Institute, a research group funded by the insurance industry, staged offset crashes between two cars traveling toward each other at 40 miles an hour. The group tested three pairs of cars consisting of subcompact and midsize models from the same manufacturer. Toyota's small Yaris collided with the midsize Camry. The Honda Fit crashed into the Accord, and Mercedes-Benz's two-seat Smart went against the company's C-Class sedan.
All three small cars received "poor" ratings in the crash test, which is the Insurance Institute's worst rating. Under typical testing, in which the vehicle strikes a barrier that represents a car of similar size and weight, the same three cars received top ratings of "good."
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My advice to you: If you get into a wreck, don't wreck into another car, hit a crash test sled or another Smart car instead.
(not a Smart car, just showing the laws of Physics)