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June 15, 2016: Why they're called 'smart' cars...

Paul Heymont Paul Heymont
 

Parking isn't easy in any big city, and London  seems one of the most difficult...but clearly, where there's a will there's a way, if your car is short enough. We've seen this one parked this way nearly every day of our stay.

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DrFumblefingerDrFumblefingerGumbo Guru

They may be easy to park, but they're the last place you want to be in an accident -- which are plentiful in all cities.  I find the following photo of interest.  Seems the motorcycle fared much better than the smartcar!  So thanks, but no thanks.  I want to be surrounded by a more substantial vehicle when traveling at high speed.

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Paul HeymontPaul HeymontGumbo Guru

The vehicle in the crash is actually not a Smart, but the point about tiny cars is true: in the late 1950s in Germany, we saw pictures of highway crashes involving the little BMW Isetta, similar in size to the Smart and just as underpowered...the results were horrific.

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