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HONDA Freed Spike

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The idea really caught my eye about loading wheelchairs on that nice rear ramp... but then we got to looking closer at how it unfolds from the floor where the chair has to sit. There doesn't seem to be any way to stow the ramp once the chair's been loaded.

The other problem I personally have with the design is that it looks too close to the other small Honda frame/body designs like the Fit and I've seen first hand (multiple times) just how poorly they do in normal everyday accidents. They're great for ramming straight on in to a flat wall but most accidents involve the "fender bender" corner collision where the Honda Fit isn't very good with - even compared to other similar size vehicles. I'd never want to put people I love in one. Now, if Honda ever decided to start building the Element again and include a ramp like this? THEN they'd have something to be proud of.