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Old 11-02-2009, 10:56 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Really not sure of your angle here, I don't own a prius or a smart, but no car is invincible, not even the smart. I don't want to go down the whole safety comparison, folks get all wound up about it as it is, and I think lightweight is a virtue indeed.

But no crumple zones in a smart and you bounce off of other cars, and subject the passengers to greater decelerations.

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