Get Smart

I keep seeing more and more of the Smart cars running about town. Their US model, named the FourTwo (which either refers to the four-wheels/two-passengers or the actual height/width of the car in feet) looks like a coffin on wheels. They tout an advanced safety frame similar to an F1 car, but I don't think F1 cars would hold up too well under an 18 wheeler. Houston is a dangerous city for drivers, especially motorcyclists, and now add Smart FourTwo owners to the mix. Today one was parked at the stoplight waiting for the light to turn and I wanted to knock on his window and ask "Why? Why did you buy this? A Nissan Sentra is 2 grand less, has a back seat, is not a coffin, and get the same 35mpg." Buying a Smart car is like smoking in high school. Sure it's cool and it draws attention to your rebel ways, but it will kill you.