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> Do you think that anyone should be able to build a street-legal car? Yes > Regardless of how well it is manufactured and how safe it is for those inside and

by adql 4y ago

> Do you think that anyone should be able to build a street-legal car? Yes > Regardless of how well it is manufactured and how safe it is for those inside and outside of it? No. Should have cat, compliant lighting that's not too brigth/dim, working brakes and suspension, ABS and some common sense (like no spikes protruding from it). You know, the stuff proper MOT inspection would fail you for anyway. And maybe pay few hundred to professional mechanic to get thru it and make sure you ain't doing something stupid and get you nice custom VIN for it. If it is (say) 100+ production yeah probably should have some actual crash testing and rest of the compliance, but if it is one off ? Won't be worse than 20 years old F150 or someone's restored 70's/80's car and we aren't taking those off the roads.

IgorPartola 4y ago
Hmm. So it's OK for the government to dictate what features a car must have, may have, may not have, etc? And the government should also inspect these vehicles and make sure they meet the standards before allowing them on public roads? Well, turns out you are in luck because this is all already possible in the US. Pretty much everywhere there are provisions for one-off custom vehicles and getting them inspected. Sure, the paperwork is daunting and the process isn't always easy, but it is definitely possible. See article about an engineer who registered a jet turbine powered VW bug that shot 15 foot flames out of the back of it in CA that surfaced on HN a few years ago. But we aren't necessarily talking about one-off cars that hobbyists who care about their craft create. We are talking about Walmart popping out $1,100 golf carts without airbags because it's a "city car".
- calvinmorrison 4y ago
  Let insurance handle it
  - IgorPartola 4y ago
    Handle what? People killed by the contraption? Bystanders maimed?

by adql 4y ago

IgorPartola 4y ago

Hmm. So it's OK for the government to dictate what features a car must have, may have, may not have, etc? And the government should also inspect these vehicles and make sure they meet the standards before allowing them on public roads? Well, turns out you are in luck because this is all already possible in the US. Pretty much everywhere there are provisions for one-off custom vehicles and getting them inspected. Sure, the paperwork is daunting and the process isn't always easy, but it is definitely possible. See article about an engineer who registered a jet turbine powered VW bug that shot 15 foot flames out of the back of it in CA that surfaced on HN a few years ago. But we aren't necessarily talking about one-off cars that hobbyists who care about their craft create. We are talking about Walmart popping out $1,100 golf carts without airbags because it's a "city car".

calvinmorrison 4y ago
Let insurance handle it
- IgorPartola 4y ago
  Handle what? People killed by the contraption? Bystanders maimed?