psychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoFeds target SUV, truck size to save pedestrian lives — ‘one of the last frontiers of vehicle safety’chicago.suntimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down13cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkFeds target SUV, truck size to save pedestrian lives — ‘one of the last frontiers of vehicle safety’chicago.suntimes.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 hours agoWhy do little cars have to withstand a collision with a huge truck but trucks just get bigger and bigger? The new Hummer is over 9,000lbs (4,090 kg)
minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 hour agoAt 60 MPH the Hummer EV has the same kinetic energy as a 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback going 120mph.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 hour agoTrying to imagine my old Civic doing that …… holy shit that engine is winding up, glowing red hot, and I probably needed rocket boosters!
minus-squarekrippix@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agowtf in Europe that thing couldn’t be driven with a regular class B drivers license
Why do little cars have to withstand a collision with a huge truck but trucks just get bigger and bigger? The new Hummer is over 9,000lbs (4,090 kg)
At 60 MPH the Hummer EV has the same kinetic energy as a 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback going 120mph.
Trying to imagine my old Civic doing that …… holy shit that engine is winding up, glowing red hot, and I probably needed rocket boosters!
Holy shit
The cybertruck is like 7k lbs.
wtf in Europe that thing couldn’t be driven with a regular class B drivers license