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> the car itself will have slightly less kinetic energy, being slightly less dangerous. Extremely slightly less. What, 170lbs compared to 4,000lbs+? Is 4% weig
by vel0city 2y ago
> the car itself will have slightly less kinetic energy, being slightly less dangerous.
Extremely slightly less. What, 170lbs compared to 4,000lbs+? Is 4% weight reduction after the collision starts, minus the energy imparted to the seats and other passengers and the windshield and what not, really going to make much impact to the overall collision calculus here?
- eru 2y agoYes, this won't have much of an impact. But neither is there much of an _additional_ danger to other people from you flying around in an accident.
- consteval 2y agoThere is, because people can and do go through glass. Sure, most of the time this means that their brains are just spread on the highway like nutella. But they could also go through YOUR windshield.