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post Oct 15 2007, 02:57 PM
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I'd be curious to see any statistics about accidents involving Smart cars.

I heard someone saying that they were actually safer than you might think.

Has anybody heard anything about their safety record?
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post Oct 18 2007, 05:06 PM
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Here is an interesting article on the subject:

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2007/01...on_smart_c.html

Car weight does impact safety, so there is only so much they can do to improve it when there are so many big, heavy vehicles on the road already.
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post Oct 21 2007, 09:45 AM
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I like Smart cars, actually. I've heard they can be unsafe. In my experience (I had one for a little while) they feel a little less safewhen you're driving and are hellish over speed bumps.
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post Oct 25 2007, 10:00 AM
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I think if I was driving one, I'd be most concerned about driving on expressways. I tend to think they'd be pretty good for just driving around a downtown core.

Thanks for posting that link. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/57.gif)
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post Oct 27 2007, 09:59 AM
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they're definitely made for in towns. they're great for dipping in and out of traffic and stealing that last tiny parking space. And it is pretty scary on the motorway.
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post Nov 5 2007, 07:59 AM
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I just realized that the blog at the link above refers to the Smart ForTwo being available in 2008. I assume that's the American introduction, because they're already on the roads here in Canada.
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post Nov 6 2007, 02:10 PM
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I don't know I just don't know with all the bigger size cars on the road nowadays that I would personally feel safe in one.
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post Nov 8 2007, 06:10 PM
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The Smart ForFour is pretty nice and a larger size automobile, are they available yet?
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post Nov 15 2007, 12:07 PM
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I'm curious to see how these things will be on the market. If they're cheap, I could definitely see buying one for city driving.
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post Nov 15 2007, 03:23 PM
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I haven't seen the Smart Forfour. I am curious to see what it looks like? I just would feel safer if they were a little bigger.
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post Dec 3 2007, 09:41 AM
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My impression is that they're fairly popular here in Canada. I do see them on the expressways, too.

I haven't seen the four passenger model yet. Maybe someone could post a link?
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post Jan 20 2008, 12:23 PM
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i like the mini smart cars they are sooo cute XD
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post Jan 20 2008, 04:38 PM
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I believe this is a four person smart car. I really like the design of this one. What do you guys think?

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-a...ur-2004588.html
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post Jan 27 2008, 10:09 AM
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Just the other day I noticed an article on CNN announcing the Smart car for two.

I'd be curious to see how it does in the US.
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post Jan 27 2008, 05:54 PM
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I would be curious to see how it would do here in the US also. For some reason I just don't see it going over very big here.
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