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I wonder how it will handle a crash test, for some reason I think it will be as unsafe as regular motorcycle. So you basically getting all the downsides of a m
by usaphp 11y ago
I wonder how it will handle a crash test, for some reason I think it will be as unsafe as regular motorcycle.
So you basically getting all the downsides of a motorcycle: safety, limited space, no passengers ,wearing a helmet (some states), without getting any upsides: beating traffic by skipping between lines (I know its illegal but most of the motorcycles do this), finding a parking easier, looking cool...The only thing it shares with a car is having a roof and easier driving.
Imho it's better to get a $3K cheaper honda bike: http://powersports.honda.com/2015/rebel.aspx http://powersports.honda.com/2015/rebel.aspx
- obstinate 11y ago> So you basically getting all the downsides of a motorcycle Assuming your guess is correct, you capture the safety downside. But that is only a guess on your part. To me, it seems like a silly guess -- I'd expect that this will be less safe than a subcompact, but still a good deal safer than a motorcycle. There are still a few downsides you don't get. You get AC in this vehicle. You don't have to wear leathers because you can't fall. You have a sealed cabin, so road noise, while likely worse than a normal car, will be much better than a motorcycle. A trike is a lot more stable than a bike. > without getting any upsides Price? Fuel efficiency? Parking in such a small vehicle will be much easier than the smallest car, even if it's not quite as easy as a bike.
- usaphp 11y ago> Price? Fuel efficiency? Have you even read my comment? Motorcycles cost less than this thing by almost 3K, and have a better fuel efficiency - the motorcycle I linked above has an 84 MPG. > suffer the lack of AC or the fully exposed noise of the road That's what I said above, next time please read a comment before replying...
- obstinate 11y agoI read your comment before your edit, yes. You cite a $3k honda bike. This vehicle is $7k. A very cheap subcompact is $16k. So this vehicle captures about 75% of the price advantage of a bike compared to the cheapest car. In other words, it does capture most of the price upside, where you claimed it captured no upsides.
- dang 11y agoPersonal rudeness isn't allowed on Hacker News. Please read and follow the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- zevyoura 11y ago> beating traffic by skipping between lines (I know its illegal but most of the motorcycles do this) This is called lanesplitting and it's not illegal in California or most of the non-US world.
- usaphp 11y agoI wonder why only CA allowed lane splitting, I know that it's illegal everywhere except CA.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoUntil recently, lane sharing was not specifically legal in California, and it was also not specifically illegal. Then someone decided to write it into the law, for some reason. Anyway, the reason California allows this is because most of the country's good ideas start here ;-) It's demonstrably safer for motorcyclists and it saves everyone time, so why not?
- hueving 11y agoSafer than what?
- thrownaway2424 11y agoSafer than getting rear-ended in stop-and-go traffic.
- bagels 11y agoI don't think you'll find it very easy to low-side crash the three wheeler, whereas if you hit a slippery patch on a two wheeler it's not that hard to do. You're also probably better protected from debris. Not sure it's the safest thing, but it's likely as another commenter mentioned, somewhere between a car and a two wheel motorcycle in terms of safety.
- rokhayakebe 11y agoThen make it into this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/520939881867172271/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/520939881867172271/.