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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary

A car small enough to alter your relationship with the city.
Farhad Manjoo

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  • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 11:50 AM

    @Soopergrover, re child seat

    Thanks for your note; I've just posted this explanation at the end of the piece:

    Readers have pointed out that it isn't safe to place a child seat in the front passenger seat -- a fast-deploying airbag can seriously injure your child. This is good advice for most cars. Fortunately the Smart detects whether there's an adult or a child sitting in the passenger seat. When the weight falls below a threshold, the airbag turns off (there's an indicator light which tells you it's off, too).

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