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The so-called ‘Smart tossing’ takes place mainly during the weekend, when many youths are out for a night on the town.
According to locally-published newspaper De Telegraaf police has not wanted to publicize this form of vandalism for fear of copy-cat incidents. However, police officers are paying extra attention to Amsterdam’s canals, especially during the weekends.
The Smart cars are small enough to be parked with head or tail pointing to the water.
In recent years vandals have also targeted other small vehicles, including scootmobiles and tiny cars from the Canta brand — both used primarily by people with handicaps and limited mobility.
In an urban version of cow tipping, yobs apparently derive fun from tipping over these types of vehicles.The so-called ‘Smart tossing’ takes place mainly during the weekend, when... more
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Angela Sun test drives the Smart Car, one of the most fuel-efficient gas powered cars on the planet, and discovers why this pint-sized automobile has already taken Europe by storm.Angela Sun test drives the Smart Car, one of the most fuel-efficient gas powered cars... more
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The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has released the results of the frontal impact test and side impact test, which both received a "good", the highest possible rating. The rear impact scored an "acceptable " rating.
For a subcompact class car, these results are excellent, and the level of engineering and safety development is obviously extensive. The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has released the results of the... more
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About 100 of the fully electric, rechargeable battery-powered Smart ForTwo cars will hit the streets of Central London in December. London was chosen as the first city for the trial because of it's pre-existing network of free public charging stations. If all goes well, we could see these commercially available as soon as 2010. About 100 of the fully electric, rechargeable battery-powered Smart ForTwo cars will... more
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