boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down141cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1364arrow-down1external-linkA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square125fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down2·2 年前Tldr most guard rails are designed to stop vehicles under 5000lbs. Passenger vehicles are starting to exceed that, and EVs can weight 30% more than ICE vehicles.
minus-squareDnn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down11·2 年前How about keeping the guard rails as they are and let the fat car drivers carry the risk?
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 年前Even US drivers are not quite heavy enough to make a significant difference here. This has to do with car battery weights.
minus-squarestarman@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 年前Fat car can hit an innocent skinny car on the other side of the road, in case of an accident.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前The problem is if they crash through the guard rail and kill or Injure others.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Yeah you say that now but when that article comes out about all those kids in a SUV dying you will be upset that the government cheapened out.
Tldr most guard rails are designed to stop vehicles under 5000lbs. Passenger vehicles are starting to exceed that, and EVs can weight 30% more than ICE vehicles.
How about keeping the guard rails as they are and let the fat car drivers carry the risk?
Even US drivers are not quite heavy enough to make a significant difference here. This has to do with car battery weights.
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Fat car can hit an innocent skinny car on the other side of the road, in case of an accident.
The problem is if they crash through the guard rail and kill or Injure others.
Yeah you say that now but when that article comes out about all those kids in a SUV dying you will be upset that the government cheapened out.
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