miercuri, 3 noiembrie 2010

Ultra-light vehicles crunched in crash tests

Chrysler Group's Gem car takes a side impact from a Smart ForTwo (right) and a Tiger Star mintruck after a front impact with a Ford Ranger. -- Those tiny electric cars you sometimes see on the road may be cheap, they aren't very safe, new crash

Vehicles like these aren't required to have the same safety equipment as passenger cars. For instance, while seatbelts are required, LSVs don't have to have airbags. Doors are optional and, when installed, are more for protection from wind and weather than vehicle impacts.

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