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I've seen what an unlatched hood can do at highway speeds. It will rip the hood right off the dampers and smash the windshield. FSD won't help you.
by awestley 5y ago
I've seen what an unlatched hood can do at highway speeds. It will rip the hood right off the dampers and smash the windshield. FSD won't help you.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoHood will almost certainly stay on, which is arguably less convenient.
- jaclaz 5y agoHmmm, but possibly better for the cars following ... a hood detached from a car at highway speed is the closest thing I can imagine to a UFO Robot Grandizer Single Harken (for those that were kids in the '70's): https://mazingerzgreatkaiser.fandom.com/wiki/Grendizer#Weapons_and_Attacks https://mazingerzgreatkaiser.fandom.com/wiki/Grendizer#Weapo...
- SilasX 5y agoHeh, reminds me of front-facing “suicide doors” on cars that were so named (in part) because the air at highway speeds pushes said doors further open when cracked (or even before). I guess these Teslas have “suicide frunks”! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_door#Disadvantages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_door#Disadvantages
- loonster 5y agoWas that a A fully unlatched hood or one that is caught by the manual safety latch?
- thrashh 5y agoI’ve seen many cars accidentally driven with the hood open but caught by the safety latch at highway speeds. I imagine either regulations and/or good engineering makes it safe to drive with an open but latched hood considering that you can pop the hood while driving by accident.