She could have bought a Ford Fiesta diesel in the UK which gets 65 mpg, has lower C02 than a Prius plus better fuel mileage than a Prius versus a death trap toy.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/02/ford-will-give/
“In the same year, ministers expressed their alarm at the safety risk posed by this type of mini-car – exempt from standard safety test regulations as it was classed as a ‘quadricycle’ – and considered proposing a ban.”
anyone know where I can get a good condition full steel car made in the 80s? Terrible gas milage but they can plow through a forest of priuses.
Experts at the Transport Research Laboratory were so concerned about the Indian-made G-Wiz that they refused to risk their more sophisticated £130,000 crash test dummies – full of electronic instruments – in the test for fear of them being wrecked.
According to British regulatory officials, the G-Whiz is not a “car” but rather a “quadricyle” due to its light weight (less than 400kg.)
In 2007, a crash test for Top Gear Magazine found a collision at 40mph would leave the occupants with ‘life-threatening injuries’
In the same year, ministers expressed their alarm at the safety risk posed by this type of mini-car – exempt from standard safety test regulations as it was classed as a ‘quadricycle’ – and considered proposing a ban.
All the risks of a motorcycle
Without the maneuverability
I see a few Smart Cars around, and I wonder about them. They are built with a strong frame, and they don’t disintegrate, but they are so small I don’t think your prospects are very good in the event of a collision.
Paul Shanklin needs to re-write “In a Yugo”.
Swerved to miss a baby duck and crushed by a produce truck.
For all her innate intelligence and higher education, she didn’t use any common sense to be driving a vehicle like that:
“Proteomics is the study of proteins and can help find the cure to many diseases by identifying the proteins in human cells.
Dr Nadal had been at Imperial since 1993, when she studied for a three-year PhD in biochemistry.
She went on to obtain a post-doctorate from Imperial in 2000, before being offered the role of protein analysis facility manager at the Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection at the college.”
Dang, I just hate when that happens. Rock/Paper/Scissors
If gas prices spike, expect to see a lot of these vehicles. Obviously, they are very dangerous for the occupants. One of the reasons that fatality rates has dropped over the years is the steady increase in both size and strength of the standard issue auto in this country, as well as the actual safety devices such as side air bags.
One option is to limit them to streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less, but that doesn’t solve the problem of such vehicles colliding with a truck, SUV, or even a standard sized sedan.
On an unrelated topic, there are pics of Michael Douglas on the same page as the article. He looks like crap!
Car ping.........
Well sorta......
Maybe..........
Twas..........
Another brainy academic that can’t think reasonably about basic things.
G-Wiz? More like G-Wasn’t much of a car.
Top British scientist dies of environmentalism . The deadly virus of environmentalism is at pandemic levels, the young are especially vulnerable
Looks like one of the “cars” that drives around our town with “Smart Car” emblazoned on its backside, supposedly because it gets such fantastic gas mileage - not so smart when it gets in an accident apparently......
Because in India, it’s all about quality...just look at customer support outsourcing!