Well now we know the answer to how road safe this vehicle will be- it won't. I new this was going to be an insurmountable obstacle to its design and certification. I would venture a guess it is about as crashworthy as the side car on a motorcycle. I wouldn't let my family have one to begin with and certainly not to commute daily. I have to admit it is a novel airplane. Maybe if it sells well the safety factor can be brought up to snuff. There will be a high fatality rate just as with motorcycles, the company will have to make them safer.

Terrafugia exempt from safety standards