Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)

[ken rentiers (rentiers]

On Oct 13, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Britt wrote:

> > In many large cities over here the Smart works great, traffic  
> > speeds are
> > low, the congestion charges are lower as are the road taxes and  
> > unlike
> > motorcycles/mopeds/bicycles ect you have a roof over your head for  
> > all the
> > crap
> > weather. They turn on a dime and can park nose in to the crub legally
> > (like a
> > motorbike).

All well. but why would you then advocate the same vehicle in an  
environment where traffic speeds are high ( like 70 - 80 mph on the  
freeways). there are no congestion charges or road taxes and no nose- 
in parking is permitted. Fwiw I think an F350  dualie would be a Dumb  
vehicle to drive in inner London or Paris but it makes perfect sense  
here for many folks.

I can imagine the horror of the effete French if Ford pickups were  
introduced, don't be too hard on us for recoiling when we see a  
Smart. Our roads have already been infested with the mobile chicanes  
known as a "Prius".

What the world needs now is a decently priced flux capacitor.