Maybe they could get approval if they physically disconnected the door handles from the mechanism and forced them to stay locked if the thing bursts into flames…
Maybe they could get approval if they physically disconnected the door handles from the mechanism and forced them to stay locked if the thing bursts into flames…
I agree with the spirit of the post - the tanks Americans have been taught to adore are a bigger safety risk than a small car and I love my Smart. However, the standard full size Euro NCAP are performed at speeds not exceeding 60kph. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to require that in order to travel on roads with a 50kph speed limit, the vehicle will not crumple like a piece of tissue and kill the occupants. There is the separate quadricycle test which demonstrates the risks of these vehicles.
The Euro NCAP also have the valuable pedestrian safety tests and extrication ratings.
There are lots of stroads in my (American) city where the speed limit is 40mph or roughly 65kph.