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While weight is bad, as far as pedestrian killing goes, height is even worse. A car hitting you in the knees is very different than one hitting you in the liver
by hibikir 2y ago
While weight is bad, as far as pedestrian killing goes, height is even worse. A car hitting you in the knees is very different than one hitting you in the liver, in the spine, or straight on the ribcage. The pedestrian can also end up going under, instead of flipped over, and there's a big difference in damage.
The issue is that even EVs are being built taller, as we have a race to see over traffic.
- atlasunshrugged 2y agoThat makes sense, and I do often wonder at the wisdom of the EV Hummer for road safety (and at who exactly is the person who both wants a hummer and an electric vehicle)
- Vecr 2y agoThe kind of person who would have purchased a hydrogen Hummer if the filling infrastructure was in place? It's been a thing for a while.