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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hell, motorcyclists lose, even with 1000lbs of bike.

Something called physics can't be bypassed. Worrying about making cars less dangerous for pedestrians is a foolish endeavor at this point. I really don't see it making that much difference when you look at the mass differential.

Deforming plastic bumpers aren't going to make much difference when they just compress with so little pressure that hard parts of the car are still impacting human bodies.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This is a uniquely American problem, and therefore something we’re doing is wrong. Why just accept that our streets are so dangerous? Don’t you want safer streets?

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