People ask the question: How small of a car is too small?

As this involves the ultimate comparison between the both real and potential value of a human life vs. that of a gallon of fuel (or any other liquid, solid, or gas, for that matter), this is one of those times when, like the saying goes, (quote) “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to come up with the ultimately right and true answer to this question”

Indeed this is one of those times when getting the ultimately right and true answer to this question is no more difficult and complicated than that illustrated by Thomas Jefferson when he said (Quote): “Present a problem to a ploughman (plowman), and a professor; the former will decide it as well, and often better than the latter, because he has not been led astray by artificial rules".

For example: All it really requires is to have enough common sense to understand a basic law of physics which can be stated as follows: “In a collision, the greater (larger and heavier) of two masses will prevail".

In other words, for example, in a collision involving a brand new BMW Mini Cooper and a brand new Ford Escape, the reason why the relatively small Ford Escape and its’ occupant(s) will most likely come out better than the even smaller Mini and its’ occupant(s) has absolutely nothing to do with so-called “unfair advantage” and everything to do with the basic law of physics as stated above, (quote) “the greater of two masses will prevail”, no matter how "stiff" or “tough” or anything else the “engineers” may try to make the bodywork or anything else about the BMW Mini Cooper, or any other smaller of any two vehicles involved in collisions.

Of course some, such as auto engineers, auto manufacturer's marketing divisions, and dealership salespeople, will strive to insist to the contrary against such a basic law of physics in order to sell smaller cars, and so engage in all sorts of efforts to overcome or otherwise contradict that law and conjure-up any “data” accordingly, similar to a number of [quote] “modern, up-to-date” people who insist the earth is flat, presenting any amount of specious (having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious) claims as if to prove it is flat, and declaring that any information to the contrary is a [quote] "deliberate campaign of misinformation", but nevertheless the basic law of “the greater of two masses will prevail” still remains true, as does the earth’s practically spherical shape.

So, how small of a car is too small?