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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts (www.reuters.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 11 months ago (2 children)

OTOH it weighs almost 7000lbs (~3100kg) so it's going to plow through most of everything with its sheer mass.

[–] [email protected] 103 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You'd be surprised how much a concrete pillar holding up an overpass can actually take. They don't break like in the movies, they are specifically designed to take big truck impacts and not fail. Anybody crashing a Cybertruck at highway speeds into one of those is instantly turned into red colored mashed potatoes.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Anybody crashing a Cybertruck at highway speeds into one of those is instantly turned into red colored mashed potatoes

Why does that sound delicious 😭

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It is! In a pressure cooker, you can cook beets in a basket over a layer of potatoes and garlic cloves. The beet drippings turn the potatoes pinkish-red. Super fun for kids.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

But has the pressure cooker been crash tested

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or you can just hang out under a highway overpass with a scoop and a cooler

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Free range. Sustainable harvest. Recycling. Sounds good!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Eat the rich?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

case in point

We have barriers good enough to stop a fully-loaded semi in effectively zero distance.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Go hit a 10"+ tree in a pickup and see how fast you stop. You can wander over and pick the engine up when it flies out the hood. The tree will loose some bark.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Been there, done that. 0/10. Do not recommend.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same, hit a small (maybe 5") tree going about 60mph. Came to a complete stop immediately and put my head through the windshield. We went and peeled the license plate off the tree the next day.

I guess it put a little mark on the tree but it was basically fine, completely destroyed the car though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

For me it was a rather large tree that I hit at about 100km/h (+60mph). Tree was fine. Car, not so much. The ambulance ride was nice though, and the first responders thought we were extremely lucky to be alive.
Wear your seat belts kids.