TGural Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Photo of a wreck in Jefferson Parish, LA (near New Orleans ) between two trucks and a Smart Car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Ok, that's just sad and scary. It may be a smart car, but it sure ain't no safe car. On Edit: After reading the other stuff said, It's not a smart car after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badsonic Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 not a smart car as they have 3 lug wheels saw this on another website stating it was a toyota prius that is very sad deal,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Motorsports Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 I drive a Dodge 1 Ton 4x4 Dually and the front bumper on my truck is over the hood on these little cars and it's not lifted at all! I can't IMAGINE getting hit in in one of those cars in ANY manner by a pickup, SUV or even a large PASSENGER car such as a Lincoln or Cadillac. How those little Matchbox cars passed safety regs I'll never know. Only cool thing about them is, if I run across one out of gas, instead of having to take the driver to go fetch gas and take him back to his car, I can just throw the WHOLE darn car in the back of my Dodge and take 'em BOTH to the gas station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hray Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 If Obama has his way, you won't have to worry because there won't anything bigger than these on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Every time my wife sees one she has an irrestible urge to tip it over, like Cow Tipping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-Crew Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 In a situation like that you could have been in a 1 ton truck with the same result. When the truck in front and the truck back both check in at 30,000 lbs., a 6000 lb truck is not much different than a 2000 lb car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tps48 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Stuff happens to anybody. Wrong place wrong time. hummer.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelchair49 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 My cousin has one a convertible, they also have a VW Fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Motorsports Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 In a situation like that you could have been in a 1 ton truck with the same result. When the truck in front and the truck back both check in at 30,000 lbs., a 6000 lb truck is not much different than a 2000 lb car. All things being equal however, I would much rather take my chances in the 1 ton truck than in a car that closely resembles a toy found at Wal-Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundogC3 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I wouldn't drive one of those around the block. We had one come in here with a small amount of frontal damage, it totaled. We laughed and said it was totaled when it was bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM-RACER-20 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Yea, any passenger vehicle between those 2 trucks would be deadly, although any car that small just makes it soooo much worse. I also drive a Dually and tell my wife all the time on how bad it's going to be when something like my truck hits one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Could you imagine being the EMS worker responsible for extricating that person from the vehicle? I bet they were wishing they had called in sick that day. Sad deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 If Obama has his way, you won't have to worry because there won't anything bigger than these on the road. yeah and will be electric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Harris Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 but ya'll gotta remember back in the late 60's when they started putting plastic in cars, they said it would make them cheaper and more fuel efficient. even to this day, i don't believe in trading my life for efficientsy, a few more dollars and i'm still here to talk about it and being in the wrecker business, i see so much and only wish that people would use more common sence. i feel sorry for the victom and family. p.s. since the 60's, i don't think cars have gotten cheaper in price, only quality!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano36 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 If Obama has his way, you won't have to worry because there won't anything bigger than these on the road. Except for huge 18 wheelers and cement trucks. Good luck to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelchair49 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yeh!!! Obama has a armored Cadillac to ride around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tps48 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 According to snopes.com the vehicle is a Ford Escape. The impact was not centered and squashed the right side. The driver "escaped" serious injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Mike.... Stop confusing us with the facts, dude! LOL Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Could you imagine being the EMS worker responsible for extricating that person from the vehicle? I bet they were wishing they had called in sick that day. Sad deal. THAY WOULD PROBABLY JUST LOAD THE CAR AND ALL IN THE AMBULANCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old sob Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 remember the geo metro and yugo and how laughed at them now thay want to push thease death traps on us very sad that politics tell us whats good and bad do thay think were that stupid. maybe some of us are we buy that junk, (jmo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ok, we have a bunch of smart people out there, so somebody look at the rims (seen clearly in the picture) on the car. See which car (ford or smart car) has those rims and the mystery will be solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I ride a motorcycle and hear all those death trap warnings all the time.One thing,a friend of mine who was a notorius biker logging over a milliln miles was killed in a one vehicle Ford truck rollover.Go figgure.At leas on a bike your throttle can keep you out of trouble lots.They cant hit you if they cant catch you.My KZ1100 is hard to catch. I believe it was BMW that said the safest way to be safe in an accident is to avoid it.But stuff happens.There is no perfect safe.I like Metros.And race cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-Crew Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 If you are that scared of driving, ride the bus.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETrott Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 In a situation like that you could have been in a 1 ton truck with the same result. When the truck in front and the truck back both check in at 30,000 lbs., a 6000 lb truck is not much different than a 2000 lb car. Thanks 1-Crew, I believe you are correct. Sounds like you've seen what a 10 ton vehicle with a 20 ton load can do to a 2 or 3 ton vehicle. And, more than likely all vehicles involved were built before the last election. Or at least, the design was already in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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