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The smart is safe.
In the event of an impact, the smart fortwo's steel tridion safety cell, crumple zones and crash boxes, and front and side air bags will protect the driver and passenger.
Transport Canada tests the smart.
Transport Canada, the country's governing body for vehicle safety, agrees that the smart is safe. The smart fortwo passed all tests and was certified for use on Canadian roads.
» View the Transport Canada road and crash test footage.
And more tests.
In-house tests also confirm that the smart is safe. In a series of tests conducted in June 2004, the smart fortwo achieved outstanding results. The tests included the following: Frontal crash at 65 km/h against a deformable barrier, rear-end crash at 55 km/h, side crash at 50 km/h and the so-called car-to-car crash where a smart fortwo and an upper standard-size car (Mercedes-Benz E-class = mass ratio of 1:2) collided at a speed of 50 km/h and with 50% overlap.
» Read a press-release related to the event.
» View photos from the in-house crash test.
» Read an interview with about smart safety.
» View in-house crash test footage.
In June, 2003, the experts from DEKRA put a smart fortwo up against another small car in a 50 km/h head-on crash test at their Accident Research and Crash Test Center. The result: while the passenger cell of the other car collapsed completely, the smart fortwo's rigid tridion safety cell remained intact. The smart fortwo driver, they concluded, would have survived with only minor injuries.
» View DEKRA crash test footage.
In the press.
National Post journalist Graeme Fletcher writes, "After the impact, which lasted all of 100 milliseconds, the smart suffered relatively little visual damage considering the enormity of the forces...both doors could be opened and the dummies along for the ride "survived" the crash with very minor injuries." ("Smart and Tough", The National Post, 6/11/04).
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