Right-side Door?

[Rickb]

The Elio Safety Management System consists of: Three air bags (steering wheel and two side curtain), reinforced steel roll cage, anti-lock brakes, traction control and seat belts (including the LATCH system in the back seat).
https://www.eliomotors.com/elio-motors-focus-on-safety/

Yes, but still not a particularly safe ride based on vehicle size and weight, Until crash testing validates the safety factor.

The SOLO may prove to be as safe or safer with it's crumple zones and spaceage composite chassis........with required Canadian compliance crash testing validation.

Safety is a personal concern, but not a deal breaker. I will drive either if or when they become available to purchase.

 

[Rickb]

As it pertains to federal regulations, both the Elio and the Solo are defined by whatever the US federal government chooses to say they are.
Ahem... The Solos have had seat belts in them since the unveil of the first one in September '16.

I believe that the US federal motorcycle designation currently applies to both the Solo and the Elio...
And that the Elio chooses to follow the automobile requirement we're speaking of because...
One of the perks of EMs goals is creating problems for any and all other enclosed 3-wheelers...
By trying to change the federal designation of said vehicles to autocycle with it's own set of regulations...
Including required ABS, traction control, certain specific airbags and crumple zones...
Basically safety features that some non-Elio enclosed trikes currently lack.

The bottom line is that if EM is ever successful in getting the feds to do that, those features will already be engineered into the Elio.

Including the automobile seat belt / door configuration.

Get the government involved in vehicle classification and EM may end up creating a problem for EM as well as their competition.

 

[booboo]

Yes, but still not a particularly safe ride based on vehicle size and weight, unless of course crash testing validates the safety factor.

Of course, size always matters.
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net...c4a02_k.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150918171021

 

[wizard of ahs]

I'm thinking it will be the safest motorcycle on the road! !