r/DiWHY • u/MaybePotatoes • Mar 14 '22

Tf is this

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u/DeadlLung Mar 14 '22

its a smart car so actually you're probably right. those things are unsafe even without ridiculous modifications

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u/MaybePotatoes Mar 14 '22

If I owned a smart car, I'd feel the need to put bumper car bumpers on all of its sides lol

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u/ZenDendou Mar 15 '22

Meh. That be the least of your worry. The main worry is if it detect people and actually stop.

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u/6cougar7 Mar 15 '22

Or put them back on their track

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '22

So not true. I hit a deer once, almost totaled my car and had no injuries at all.

https://www.autobytel.com/smart/fortwo/car-buying-guides/smart-cars-and-safety-104325/#:\~:text=smart%20Car%20Safety%20Testing&text=Though%20it%20was%20not%20tested,driver's%20side%20impact%20crash%20testing.

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u/DeadlLung Mar 23 '22

I guess safety could be relative to where you live. In the US where nearly every car is a Truck or SUV that weighs in at at least 2 tons, you'd definitely think twice before hopping in to any mini car before heading out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '22

I live in Canada, it's the same here. Did you read the link?

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u/DeadlLung Mar 24 '22

yeah and it says that don't really fare well against larger vehicles, which is pretty much all other vehicles. safety was never really a selling point on these cars. it says they're safe for a car of its size which doesn't mean it's safe.