Speaking of smart cars

[espo]

These cars are not very common in our area, at least that I have seen. My wife and I were out and about yesterday and had a sighting of one waiting to turn into traffic. We looked at each other and she said anyone wanting to drive one of these things has a death wish.  

[iamsuperdan]

My company is currently trialing this kind of service for our rental division. We picked a few existing rental clients, and have a dozen or so cars spread around the city. Interesting concept, and it seems to work okay.

We are not using smart cars. Current we have Ford C-Max hybrids and a couple of Fusions.

 

 

[OldNYJim]

For when you need to catch a criminal, but not a FAST criminal...

[OldNYJim]

Funnily enough, in the pic above they've parked them all in the manner that will get you a ticket if you do it with YOUR Smart car...Car2Go specifically warns you when you rent them to park them 'normally' (as in, not nose or tail to the curb) or risk a ticket.

Edited May 23, 2019 by CabDriver

[jaxenro]

Back about 1980 when I was 18 I had a 1973 Olds toronado with a 455 and a front bumper that came to a point. I was turning left, let a truck in the opposite lane pass, then turned. Behind the truck was a little econo car and we hit head on both of us going under 25 mph. My toronado dented the front license plate holder some. But it’s bumper cut through the front of the other car, split it’s radiator  in half, bent the drivers side wheel all to hell, and just totaled the othe car. That was almost 40 years ago and I haven’t driven anything without at least six feet of steel in front of me since. I miss that car though looked like this one