boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down144cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarex0x7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·8 months agoBut not with nearly every vehicle being one of them and operated by people with CDLs that understand a lot of the safety features of the road aren’t going to work for them.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoNot to mention that the 7,000 pound EV can do 0-60 in waaaay less time than a big truck.
minus-squareMr_Smiley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·8 months agoMentions skidding on ice in first paragraph. No amount of training can reverse the laws of friction. Thing is, I agree and think normal consumer passenger cars are getting far too heavy. Like people.
But not with nearly every vehicle being one of them and operated by people with CDLs that understand a lot of the safety features of the road aren’t going to work for them.
Not to mention that the 7,000 pound EV can do 0-60 in waaaay less time than a big truck.
Mentions skidding on ice in first paragraph. No amount of training can reverse the laws of friction.
Thing is, I agree and think normal consumer passenger cars are getting far too heavy. Like people.