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Old 07-06-2009, 09:52 PM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by ktj4l View Post
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GySSKPz3oR8 is a good video to watch and a reason I would not drive a Smart car in the US right now with all the big SUVs and trucks driving around and potentially crushing your little-ass Smart. Even a regular sedan will fuck you up in a Smart.
Interesting, I've never seen a crash test of that kind before. Pretty scary to see how the smaller car cops the brunt of the force - there's little point the structure remaining intact if the occupant's brain gets pureed...

Here's another vid that shows what happens when a tiny car hits a larger one. The merc continues moving forward and hardly deviates from its course; the smart car gets pushed backwards and rolls.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OZs1Q...eature=related
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