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  • Smart Car gets 40 mpg, but no left turns

    07/28/2008 11:52:22 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 67 replies · 615+ views
    Valley Press on ^ | Monday, July 28, 2008. | JAMES RUFUS KOREN
    It's a problem that has baffled German engineers, auto industry experts, Kern County road engineers and, most importantly, Samuel Wattles of Rosamond: How do you make a left turn in a new Smart Car? Wattles waited a year and a half for his Smart ForTwo - a tiny, two-passenger car that gets more than 40 miles per gallon - only to find that the lightweight vehicle wasn't heavy enough to set off the sensors that activate left-turn signal lights at intersections. At least, that's what he thought was going on when he picked up the car July 20 in North...