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Something I've wondered about is how do some of the newer vehicle designs fare when it comes to pedestrian safety? Presumably getting hit by a Tesla Cybertruck
by elihu 4y ago
Something I've wondered about is how do some of the newer vehicle designs fare when it comes to pedestrian safety? Presumably getting hit by a Tesla Cybertruck or Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle would be pretty bad, but are they just as bad as a giant pickup truck? My intuition says yeah, probably. But there might be some nuance, like maybe the Canoo has better-than-average visibility so hitting pedestrians is less likely.
I'm kind of surprised cars don't have external airbags at this point.
- jwalton 4y agoThey had some like this in 1939: https://youtu.be/LlyEIaRw010 https://youtu.be/LlyEIaRw010
- elihu 4y agoSeems to be manually actuated. "When the scoop is open the j-walker simply can't get run over; and sometimes that's more than he deserves." Seems like a product of that weird period of history where streets used to be mainly for people, but they'd been taken over by cars and car companies were out there asserting ownership of the roads and trying to influence public attitudes by, among other things, inventing the crime of jaywalking. https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
- bobthepanda 4y agoThey do in Europe: https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/43844 https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressrele... They exist because Euro NCAP tests for pedestrian impact safety. NCAP (US) does not.
- DangitBobby 4y agoEVs are probably even worse because they are considerably heavier.