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"overkill" may be an unfortunate word choice, if you're the pedestrian who has a close encounter with one of these.

• Fjolsvith 7y ago
  A pedestrian encounter with any vehicle is likely to have the same result.
  • jfk13 7y ago
    The design of the vehicle has a significant impact [sorry!] on the pedestrian's chances. All those sharp edges can't be good.
    • retbull 7y ago
      Yeah but the glass breaks really easily so it should help disperse the impact.
      • deleted 7y ago
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    • notabee 7y ago
      Somehow I think the mass and speed is far more significant than a pointy bumper.
      • romwell 7y ago
        Mass probably is only significant because it makes the stopping distance longer.
        • Breza 7y ago
          Mass also adds to the force of the impact
    • Green_man 7y ago
      The overall height, especially of the hood is also really important for the pedestrian's chances. if a sedan hits you, ideally you can roll over the top. if a truck or suv with enough size hits you, you go under it.
  • Tiktaalik 7y ago
    No SUV's and trucks are wildly more dangerous to pedestrians.
• JaRail 7y ago
  Not that it's a guarantee but at least tesla's emergency breaking detects pedestrians already. We're still a couple years from release. I'd like to think the long-term solution is to just stop hitting pedestrians with cars.
• mensetmanusman 7y ago
  Should be safer with self-driving versus human-driven pedestrian crushers (SUVs)