What is THIS????

[QuantumRift]

...an egg on steroids?

I suppose you could stuff one of these in your trunk if you wanted to 'park and ride'...kinda looks like a death trap. I'd hate to get broadsided by a semi... LoL...

http://www.psfk.com/2012/08/mits-foldable-car-costs-16000-dollars.html

 

[Southern Boy]

...an egg on steroids?

I suppose you could stuff one of these in your trunk if you wanted to 'park and ride'...kinda looks like a death trap. I'd hate to get broadsided by a semi... LoL...

http://www.psfk.com/2012/08/mits-foldable-car-costs-16000-dollars.html

It I the future of the American automotive industry under the current administration.
I think they call it Green power or something like that.

My Mom always told me not to eat green eggs and I don’t want to be limited to driving one ether.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

The Smart car has proven to be the 2nd dumbest decision Daimler Benz ever made.

 

[mikec]

Once they can make these stupid "city cars" meet the following criteria I might consider one:
* gotta be as safe as a real car. That doesn't mean crash-testing it at 25mph into a fixed barrier - which only simulates a car crashing into a twin of it - but rather getting hit by a "typical" 4000 pound car with both vehicles going 25 or 35 mph. Odds are the egg is gonna a) bust spectacularly and b) get punted into the next county. Why would I want to be in THAT? What's the average life expectancy of a motorcycle commuter compared to an automotive commuter? An egg commuter is going to be closer to the cycle rider.

* cost next to nothing. Sorry gov't types but, just because I often am alone in the car (family doesn't want to ride with me to work, wait all day, then ride home) doesn't mean I want to shell out nearly real-car price for a second car that can do only one thing. I can afford multiple pairs of shoes - dress, sneakers, grungy shoes for the shop; I can't however afford/justify a different car for each type of driving. Let alone the extra insurance, registration, and property taxes. I can't buy different cars for each type of drive I might do.

These "transportation pods" are just ideas for a solution to a poorly implemented system in my opinion... and nobody seems to want to fix or at least upgrade the system instead. Can you tell though this pushes my button? As a driving enthusiast I loathe the day cars are "autonomous" so that everybody is free of "the chore of driving" and can instead watch YouTube videos while on the road. What a horrible future!

mike c.