I have seen many things as a Soldier and Police Officer but, I'm having PTSD over my Ipad. To learn some lessons from this I would tell you first if you drive an open air vehicle keep your stuff very secured. 2nd was the the smart cover really didn't protect it very much. The smart cover brackets were tongued pretty hard. The backside took a pretty bad beating too. Not that you expect it to stand up to a vehicle at 50 mph. I am really interested about how it would have held up had I had an otterbox case for it. My wife has loaned me her 1st gen to keep me going but, really need to find another one soon for an overseas trip in the next 10 days, Keep your stuff very close people. Don't be like me!