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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by lonelappde on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:39PM (#21673025)
> The Smart in particular offers very respectable occupant protection

That's reassuring

> for its size.

That's not. Passengers risk rises with the size of the incoming car, not the car they are riding in.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by Reason077 on Sunday December 01, 2019 @10:45AM (#21675965)
"Passengers risk rises with the size of the incoming car, not the car they are riding in."

There are much larger cars that perform worse on occupant protection tests than the Smart does. For example, the Jeep Wrangler:

https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/jeep/wrangler/34192

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