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Yes, it just can't be safe. It doesn't matter how much the creator tries to make them safe, they just can't be man. It must be a law of nature. It doesn't even

by 4ad 12y ago

Yes, it just can't be safe. It doesn't matter how much the creator tries to make them safe, they just can't be man. It must be a law of nature. It doesn't even matter that the vehicle is actually vetted by organisations actually responsible with road safety.

IgorPartola 12y ago
Different kinds of safety. I doubt the Belarus equivalent of the DMV performed crash testing of this vehicle. Pretty sure their inspection boils down to "does it make funny noises?", "does it smell bad?", and "do all the lights work?". That's certainly the case here in the US. I am sure that in this particular instance, since it's been driving for so long chances are it's not going to randomly catch fire (though it certainly could), but yeah, if you are building your own vehicle, I doubt you'd be able to do better than a team of engineers who dedicated their careers to it. Remember, they still mess up routinely, and it causes many deaths.
- userbinator 12y ago
  On the other hand, since his intention is that he is going to be driving it, he's far less likely to make the sort of "value engineering" tradeoffs that mass-production cars are subject to. He certainly won't design for components to fail shortly outside the warranty period, for example. And lacking the advanced computer simulations that are used today to often determine exactly how much material/strength is needed, he'll be inclined to overengineer and make things more robust. It's going to lack a lot of safety features, but I think that it'd still be better than e.g. a motorcycle.
  - IgorPartola 12y ago
    Agreed. If it is a custom build then the builder is more likely to use better components. Then again, will he account for the crumple zone that could save his life and the lives of the people he hits with his car? Here using stronger materials is actually bad. Volvo used to do this I believe: their cars would survive all manner of crashes unscathed. Their drivers and passengers, not so much.

by 4ad 12y ago

IgorPartola 12y ago

Different kinds of safety. I doubt the Belarus equivalent of the DMV performed crash testing of this vehicle. Pretty sure their inspection boils down to "does it make funny noises?", "does it smell bad?", and "do all the lights work?". That's certainly the case here in the US. I am sure that in this particular instance, since it's been driving for so long chances are it's not going to randomly catch fire (though it certainly could), but yeah, if you are building your own vehicle, I doubt you'd be able to do better than a team of engineers who dedicated their careers to it. Remember, they still mess up routinely, and it causes many deaths.

userbinator 12y ago
On the other hand, since his intention is that he is going to be driving it, he's far less likely to make the sort of "value engineering" tradeoffs that mass-production cars are subject to. He certainly won't design for components to fail shortly outside the warranty period, for example. And lacking the advanced computer simulations that are used today to often determine exactly how much material/strength is needed, he'll be inclined to overengineer and make things more robust. It's going to lack a lot of safety features, but I think that it'd still be better than e.g. a motorcycle.
- IgorPartola 12y ago
  Agreed. If it is a custom build then the builder is more likely to use better components. Then again, will he account for the crumple zone that could save his life and the lives of the people he hits with his car? Here using stronger materials is actually bad. Volvo used to do this I believe: their cars would survive all manner of crashes unscathed. Their drivers and passengers, not so much.