Smart car vs. the size of a tractor trailer

Seeing a smart car next to a tractor trailer,
how safe is the tiny car?

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Autos & Vehicles

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• motor
• sport
• auto
• smart
• car

[pf126p]

Why don't you check with the NHTSA or NCAP and see how safe they are? It's more meaningful than idle speculation. And check out the results for full-sized vans and pick-up while you're at it. They may surprise you.

[guidosguitarlounge]

I know thay are safe. cool too !

[guidosguitarlounge]

thanks for the story, glad to hear you are ok.

[SuperSexyShine]

Point well taken, but...see that Mustang in the left lane? A tractor trailer would tear that thing apart like a tin can just as easily as it would flatten a smart car.

On the other hand, I could see how a smart car would be affected by the draft of a tractor trailer passing by it at hi-speed. I'd be interested to see what would happen in that situation. It's too boxy to avoid the shears like a little mazda or honda would.

[guidosguitarlounge]

it could go right under the trailer, or shoot like a pin ball.

[igorny]

piece of shit, not a car!!!

should keep them in europe

[guidosguitarlounge]

when the world melds into one big happy place. you'll need it ......

[Bryanpike72]

Ok, first of all Smart Cars are WAY to small. I am 5'11 and riding in a smart car is not fun at all. You feel like a sardine in a tin can. Secondly, the car is not safe. It is pure logic. If I got into a collision going 40 - 50 with a smart car in my 6800 pound Toyota Tundra the person in the smart car is going to die. My bumper would impact the Smart Car at their headlight level. The agree we need to make better cars for the environment but make it so you stand a chance in a major accident.

[randyseck]

@littlegottsy33 That what a god damn vehile is for. People rarely use a Truck or Suv for anything but to feel more manly, to buy into a hype, or to show off. And usually the idiots are the ones driving the biggest vehicles. So yes, the Silverado is the Safety Hazard, and no the Smart Guy in the Smart Car who is obviously using his brain. Who did you say hit the Smart Car? Oh thats right, THE SMART CAR DIDNT HIT ANYONE! Have you ever seen a Hummer Crash Test? One hummer model folded in a crash!!!

[littlegottsy33]

@randyseck yea ok and the little box on the road that does nothing but drive isnt

[randyseck]

@littlegottsy33 lol Perhaps the Silverrado is the safety hazard!

[littlegottsy33]

@pf126p safe my ass i saw one get wrecked by a silverado it lifted it into the air and it flipped over and almost killed the driver

[purpleravenstar]

Overnite Transportation is now UPS Freight. You won't be seeing those trailers for too long.

[freespeachrulez]

@smart451cab I owned a chevy spectrum.. and even in a astro van I try to avoid high winds. I would get one just because you can park it pretty much anywhere.. I seen a lady try pulling into a empty parking space.. turns out there was a smart car in the spot.. haha.. I love these little things!!!

[smart451cab]

@freespeachrulez I've driven many thousands of miles on Interstates doing 70+MPH. Not a problem. I pass Semis quite regularly, and the smart isn't any MORE affected by the semi's pressure wave than any other high profile vehicle (which it is, by the way). Strong cross winds blow it around a bit too, just like any other high profile vehicle. I generally accelerate past them ... not to avoid getting blown around but to avoid stones from hitting my windshield.

Open your mind Let the fun begin

[freespeachrulez]

@pf126p Yes they are safe but I bet his knees were shaking next to that rig.. my thought has always been who wants to take the risk? You would have to have allot of confidence in the smart car to try crossing the mackinac bridge or going 70MPH on a freeway next to a semi... need some balls too.

[kenyoung1981]

@smartcarfor2

Well they are one of the safest in their class. And in fact anytime I'm near a small car at all, or motorcycle, I feel the same way. I drive buses, used to drive trucks. I just hope I'm never in a wreck involving a small car or bike.