A Small Car Such As This Should Have Advanced Active Safety Systems

[WilliamH]

Now you got me going. I once wrote to my congressmen and senators about highway safety. I encouraged them to save lives by adopting the same laws as Germany for the American autobahns. You see, Germany (I lived there in 1991-93) statistically has 3/4 the fatalities per capita per mile driven as the US. I believe the reason is that trucks are limited to 60mph/100kmh while cars have mostly no speed limit. Cars rarely are in accidents with trucks. Know what response I got? Zilch. Cannot slow down commerce even if it means saving lives. Your safety only matters if money can be made by manufacturers, shippers, or most important, insurance companies.

I've driven in states with dual speed limits.
It is a massive cluster f---!
Causes too much lane changing.
And then when you get an 18 wheeler stuck in the left lane on an uphill grade you have a real mess.
And consider some of the larger trucks. Some up to 46 wheels that are used to transport wind turbine bases.

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

I have found the ultimate accident-preventing, life-saving device for automobiles. Cheap and highly effective. Invented by Jim Unger:

Added bonus is anybody who drives carelessly, recklessly, drunk, or tailgates will win a Darwin Award...

 

[Elio Amazed]

I have to agree with the majority here.
I suspect that these new "safety" features enable the texters.

 

[Elio Amazed]

I've driven in states with dual speed limits.

Causes too much lane changing.
And then when you get an 18 wheeler stuck in the left lane on an uphill grade you have a real mess.

Clearly the fault of the truck driver and not the dual speed limits.

 

[WilliamH]

Clearly the fault of the truck driver and not the dual speed limits.

No! Clearly the fault of the people who pass legislation for dual speed limits.
Also the fault of companies that put speed governors in their trucks.

 

[Elio Amazed]

No! Clearly the fault of the people who pass legislation for dual speed limits.
Also the fault of companies that put speed governors in their trucks.

Sorry... Just an opinion from a former coast-to-coast long haul driver.
Seems pretty clear to me.

 

[johnsnownw]

The Elio is never going to be a "safe" vehicle. At least in comparison to the majority of vehicles on the road. While it will be safer than a motorcycle, I don't see active safety features as being any more beneficial than putting them on a motorcycle.

Active safety features would keep an Elio owner safer if they were installed in the other vehicles that it shares the road with.

 

[floydv]

The best collision avoidance system is located between your ears. Best of all, it already comes as standard equipment.

 

[JEBar]

The best collision avoidance system is located between your ears. Best of all, it already comes as standard equipment.

and is usually developed in motorcycle drivers

 

[BiloxiGeek]

The best collision avoidance system is located between your ears. Best of all, it already comes as standard equipment.

But the quality and efficiency of that "standard equipment" is highly suspect in many of the vehicles/drivers I see on the roads the last couple of decades.