"A Personal Crash Test"

Evilbean42, a SCOA member from Long Island, NY, reports on his "Personal Crash Test":

"My car is totaled, but I'm not...” He describes how it happened, and goes on to say, "Driving on [the?] I95 in CT a car on the exit ramp decided to cut back into the traffic.

"He hit the car next to me, which then slammed into me (at 70 mph). My car hit the guard rail and bounced off it like a ping-pong ball, rolling several times before hitting the opposite guard rail (which then flipped me right side up).

"Thank god I was wearing my seatbelt, and driving this amazing car. I opened the door and stepped out, very shaken, but not hurt. I'm a little stiff now, the next day, but other than that I'm perfectly fine."

"Time to get on the orphan list for another Smart. MY SMART SAVED MY LIFE!!!"

Smart gets five stars for protecting occupants in the course of side impact collisions, four stars for front collisions on the driver's side, and three stars for the front passenger side.

A reinforced steel Tridion safety cell encases the two passengers. The safety cell absorbs the force of the impact of the oncoming motor vehicle or immobile object. Even under heavy-duty force, there's nothing to pierce the passenger cell, and the plastic panels will not splinter.