"The Smart car has not yet been crash tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
which waits until vehicles go on sale to the public before evaluating them, NHTSA spokeswoman Karen Aldana said."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/08/smart.car/index.html
Why doesn't the NHTSA take the same attitude towards testing cars as the FDA takes towards drug testing?