Al's post reads like it infers that because a media writer was not thorough to include details on a rear crash, that supports a view that the Smart Fortwo is unsafe.
Readers should not only rely on a writer's laziness, and do some research of their own to get more information. A web search on rear Fourtwo crash gave several links, a couple of those (below) state tests showed rear crashes were acceptable. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24599768/ns/business-autos/t/smart-car-gets-highest-score-crash-tests/ Smart car gets highest score in crash tests ... In a test that assessed the vehicle’s protection in rear crashes, the fortwo received the second-highest rating of acceptable ... http://www.thecarconnection.com/review/1068173_2012-smart-fortwo_safety_5 2012 Smart fortwo - Safety Review and Crash Test Ratings ... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives the Smart its top "Good" rating for frontal offset, side impact, and roof strength test results, though the rear crash protection is down one notch to "Acceptable." ... https://www.google.com/search?q=*rear*+crash+test {brucedp.150m.com} On Fri, Jul 25, 2014, at 07:51 PM, Al wrote: > Notice there is no *rear* crash test. - -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Smart-Fortwo-EV-s-Resiliency-Safety-videos-tp4670528p4670554.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
