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Re:Tesla earns its first-ever safety award from IIHS for Mod... by kenhwang on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:21PM (#21019005)
That's not even that impressive and pretty standard for the industry. The relatively pedestrian Mazda3 resists 18,239lbs, which is 6x it's weight.

Just about every family sedan on the market does >5x body weight.

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Re:Tesla earns its first-ever safety award from IIHS for Mod... by peaktechisnow on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:23PM (#21019024)
Is the Mazda3 roof made out of glass?
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Re:Tesla earns its first-ever safety award from IIHS for Mod... by kenhwang on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:31PM (#21019096)
It doesn't matter because the glass isn't load bearing. Sunroofs are even less rigid and safe than panoramic glass roofs and cars have been passing safety tests with those for decades.
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Re:Tesla earns its first-ever safety award from IIHS for Mod... by fucking_tragedy on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:29PM (#21019081)
What's being measured is the strength of the bars that make up the roof, not the glass.
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