The IIHS published a study[0] a little more than a year ago which found that the Smart Car wasn&#x27;t actually that bad in terms of driver deaths  per million registered vehicle years (2011 and equivalent earlier models, 2009-12).<p>In its class (which only had 3 cars), the Mini was safer than the Smart but the Hyundai Accent was much much worse.<p>But there were lots of bigger cars that were at the same rating or worse:<p>* Buick Lacrosse 2WD<p>* Cadillac DTS<p>* Cadillac Escalade 4WD<p>* Chevrolet Camaro<p>* Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ext 4WD<p>* Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew 4WD<p>* Chevrolet Suburban 1500 2WD<p>* Ford Expedition 2WD<p>* Ford F-150 Super 4WD 39<p>* Mercury Grand Marquis<p>* Toyota Avalon<p>* Toyota Tundra Crew Max 2WD<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&#x2F;htdocs&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Driver_DeathRates_sr5001_emb.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbsnews.com&#x2F;htdocs&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Driver_DeathRates_sr5001_e...</a>