Jim 1 Posted November 25, 2005 Well i'm completely blown away after this. 5th Gear stack a smart car into 20 tonnes of concrete at 70mph.. check out the results. I'd certainly feel a little safer as a passenger in one of these now i've seen this! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... q=crash%20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted November 25, 2005 Crazy stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted November 25, 2005 but smart to.......sorry,lame that was :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
was8v 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Woudl a human have survived in there though? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted November 25, 2005 they should have stuck Tiff in there :shocked!: :nurse: :doc: :angel: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campaign 0 Posted November 25, 2005 Woudl a human have survived in there though? Simple answer is NO... I saw this when it was on earlier this year... Better condition than the other small cars, but still nobody would've survived... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarche2 0 Posted November 25, 2005 My gf had a smart in between her 1st mk1 cab and he 2nd mk1 cab and safety wise they are amazing! I have pics of a old tank of a merc that hit one as 70 smart car needed 2 pannels changin and was fine merc was written off! The safety cell on those things are amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campaign 0 Posted November 27, 2005 Yeah, but simple deceleration from 70 to 0 in the twinkle of an eye would kill you, not the usual problem with car crashes which is you impacting with something like the steering column or windscreen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggrim 0 Posted November 28, 2005 The human body can withstand massive g-force, more that a 70-0 decelleration. One guy experimented and pulled 30 odd G's in 1/10th of a second and survived. Only thing that happened was his retina's detached. Crazy mo fo strapped himself into a rocket sled test rail and got fired along it. You'd still be dead in that smart car tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrishill 0 Posted November 28, 2005 Only thing that happened was his retina's detached ouch!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaz g60 0 Posted November 28, 2005 that would hurt! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted November 28, 2005 That's pretty amazing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gsbellew 0 Posted November 29, 2005 Smarts are pretty strong cars. Still wouldn't like to try either crash with myself inside :shock: The measurements carried out on the four participating test dummies showed that potential occupants in the two vehicles would not have suffered any life-threatening injuries. The passengers in the S-Class would in all likelihood have walked away without a scratch, while the passengers in the smart would have suffered bruised ribs, and the driver would have also had some slight leg injuries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
