The thing is, SUV's are the most unsafe vehicles out there.
For starters, an SUV is far more likely to be involved in an accident, thanks to increased stopping distances and high center of gravity and weight mean that they are hard to perform emergency manouveurs in.
Once in the accident, it's not the sudden stop that will kill you. The crumple zone in the front isn't designed to slow you gradually. The cabin deforming and crushing you is what kills.
The reason the cabin crushes is because there is a lot of weight at the opposite end of the car which needs to be decelerated. In a smart, there isn't. The engine is the only really heavy thing, and that goes under you.
Having an accident in a smart is like bouncing around in a small padded box with airbags. An accident in an suv is like being front and rear ended at the same time.
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The thing is, SUV's are the most unsafe vehicles out there.
For starters, an SUV is far more likely to be involved in an accident, thanks to increased stopping distances and high center of gravity and weight mean that they are hard to perform emergency manouveurs in.
Once in the accident, it's not the sudden stop that will kill you. The crumple zone in the front isn't designed to slow you gradually. The cabin deforming and crushing you is what kills.
The reason the cabin crushes is because there is a lot of weight at the opposite end of the car which needs to be decelerated. In a smart, there isn't. The engine is the only really heavy thing, and that goes under you.
Having an accident in a smart is like bouncing around in a small padded box with airbags. An accident in an suv is like being front and rear ended at the same time.
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