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ckroll98

It may be small, but it was built with safety in mind as well as being light weight and efficient. Since it's so light, running the Smart into a wall created less force as opposed to slamming a 2 ton truck into a wall. Less force means less damage on impact. I know I wouldn't want to be on the Smart end of a wreck with a semi!

PeculiarPoPo

Everone thought the Mini Cooper was small and would be unsafe. Just because it's small doesn't mean it's unsafe. There were times when the larger trucks received poor safety ratings. When you get 4,500 pounds of mass moving at 60 mph, it makes a lot bigger mess than when 1,300 pounds hit a wall at 60. Common physics. Space age metals and latest technology in crumple zones, airbags, and seatbelts make a big impact in the amount of damage the dummy sustains.

axel76

Maybe the science is right, but I'm still skeptical. A big part of safety is feeling safe as well. I'm sorry, but I just wouldn't feel safe in that thing.

fixit

This wouldn't have been possible decades ago. But technology is keeping up with the demand for smaller vehicles. It's possible to have small and safe.

Emma

I agree, it might be small but larger cars are said to flip easier. Anyway,once people find out that driving slower can save as much as 30 percent on gas, they might slow down.

Jonathan

It still seems to small for me! I would totally drive it, but not on the highway.

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