Caution about NHTSA Score

[Krodista]

had the potential to open as I understand it, which is why it was a warning and not a deduction in the score.

[Karl Roth]

Perhaps we should All drive retired diesel city busses. LOL

never saw the door open as well curious as to what dropped the passanger score on the frontal as well.
karl

[jonnysan]

Originally Posted by mike700

"Comparison of frontal impact scores is valid only for vehicles of similar size and class. That means the scores do not indicate how a Smart would fare in a head-on collision with a much bigger or heavier vehicle."

from a year ago where they drove the smartie head on into the concrete barracade at 70mph with dummies ofcourse.

Ofcourse it smashed the hell out of the front end but both the doors could still be opened and the passenger side worked as normal. The passenger compartment took little compression really. Naturally the dummies died due to the excessive G forces of such an event....;)

Just thought you'd like to know....

John

[msjohnson1974]

When it comes to safety the biggest component is the driver and the second is luck. If you are paying attention and driving defensively you have less chance of getting into an accident. Freak accidents occur and that is where luck comes into play, if its your time, its your time.

Also, most head on collisions I've seen have been at higher than a net 40 MPH. They are more like 2 cars on the interstate or back road doing 55 + MPH, so you'd be just as dead in an H2 as a smart. Not that I have any statistics at the ready on this, just my observation...

I'm not losing any sleep over this...

[msjohnson1974]

Originally Posted by mike700

"Comparison of frontal impact scores is valid only for vehicles of similar size and class. That means the scores do not indicate how a Smart would fare in a head-on collision with a much bigger or heavier vehicle."

It bounces off and goes tumbling down the road in the opposite direction of course...

I'm getting the optional "Demolition Man" foam safety system installed to cushion me from everything in the event of a crash.