Pedestrians, already dying at record levels, now face Elon Musk’s Cybertruck
Pedestrians, already dying at record levels, now face Elon Musk’s Cybertruck
The size and acceleration of the truck adds to a trend that safety advocates say has made accidents more lethal.
MKBHD did a test drive and apparently you just cannot see the end of the nose from the driver's seat. What a terrible design with no thought to the safety of anyone.
24Isn't that the case with most modern cars due to the downward sloping hoods?
5Maybe I phrased that wrong. You can't see where the hood ends, so there is no sense of how much is in front of you. Most vehicles you can see where it drops off
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Look, I applaud them for trying to be unique, but man that has to be the ugliest vehicle I've ever seen. As for concerns about it's safety, I'd be concerned too considering how little space there appears to be between the driver and the front of the vehicle. Also, the last thing you want on a 30mph road is an acceleration pedal that immediately tries to show off how fast it can hit 60mph.
11There are no crumple zones. Like, I didn't realize that was even legal.
8Of course there are crumple zones. I have no idea why people are parroting this nonsense. Here's a video that explains it:
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how little space there appears to be between the driver and the front of the vehicle
As someone who used to drive a 63 W Bus, you get used to it. I used to use the headlight housing as a footrest on road trips.
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“Unlike Europe, the U.S. doesn’t require cars be tested for safety before they are allowed to be sold to the public,” said David Zipper, a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School whose work focuses on transportation policy.
“We let car companies decide for themselves when it’s safe,” he explained.
I'm sorry, what???
7self-regulation of industry like this is a lot more common than you'd probably like to think
6It is yes but it shouldn't be.
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MCAS all over again...
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It's a three ton steel knife that does zero to sixty in three seconds, it's literally designed to shred human bodies.
5"Liked the president's football tweet more than mine did you? Die." -Elon Musk
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It’s a trend that has some concerned about Tesla’s new Cybertruck, a 6,800-pound electric behemoth with sports-car acceleration that experts say will be lethal to pedestrians and occupants of lighter vehicles.
Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety — a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization — said the Cybertruck poses a variety of threats to pedestrians.
Brooks said the Cybertruck’s extreme acceleration capabilities, combined with its weight, means that drivers will have less time to react to pedestrians, and collisions with them will be deadlier.
Cybertruck adds to a growing list of trucks on the roads that have eschewed gas-powered engines for battery-powered electricity, with competitors from Ford and Chevrolet to the upstart Rivian introducing models.
“Unlike Europe, the U.S. doesn’t require cars be tested for safety before they are allowed to be sold to the public,” said David Zipper, a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School whose work focuses on transportation policy.
Brooks, of the Center for Auto Safety, said the vehicle’s stainless-steel construction makes him question whether it has sufficient crumple zones — usually made from plastic composites — the lack of which would increase the force upon occupants in the event of a crash.
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3Clearly this is cause for more, bigger vehicles to protect the peds
3Those pesky pedestrians!
2The nose looks like it is designed to send the pedestrian under the truck in case of a collision. US-based pickup designs are as if pedestrians' lives have no value at all. This one takes it to the next level - something like 'pedestrians must die!!!'
2For a country that lets people casually carry actual murder weapons on the street it's not really a surprise.
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Henry Ford figured out panel gaps and mass production 100+ years ago. Now we have these pieces of shit that look like a first grader drew them on a double dog dare. Besides the fact that this is a vehicle that nobody wants, the production value is trash compared to anything else on the road today.
Who is actually going to buy this abomination with zero aesthetic value and zero value as a pickup? I just don’t get who they’re attempting to target with this thing.
1Most pickup drivers don't need the bed, so the answer is: The same kind of person that buys any other electric pickup, except they are slightly more individualistic. In terms of range and performance, it's highly competitive in its segment. Still an entirely unnecessary middle finger to the rest of society though, but no more so than a Rivian or Electric F150.
4I think that they think their niche are the same guys who "invested" in NFTs. People with a lot of money, interest in tech trends, and otherwise no sense.
4I don't think nobody wants it. Elon's hard-right fans are usually the big-ass truck "look at my car" kinda person and this is made by their hero so they will buy it in droves, I'm sure.
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