Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Australian safety chief

Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by freehunter on Friday November 29, 2019 @08:34PM (#21667928)

I drove a 500 for years and had a couple of crashes. They absolutely are not as deadly as you describe. I had a motorcycle rear-end me at 55mph and I did not suffer any injuries and the motorcyclist walked away from the crash with mild injuries. I hit a deer at 55 and while it totaled the car, again I suffered no injuries. The 500 very much DOES have crumple zones.

“Basically die instantly” does anyone actually believe that?

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by lonelappde on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:40PM (#21673033)

Neither of those is remotely comparable to a head on collision with 500+ lb car at 500-100mph relative.

If an opposing car pushes a part of your car into your body, that's like you being hit by a car while standing in front of a wall. Once the pressure wave hits your body, where is it going to go? You can't be "thrown clear" through the back of your own car.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by freehunter on Sunday December 01, 2019 @10:25AM (#21675867)

If you honestly believe that, I recommend reading the crash test results linked in other comments or finding them on your own. This isn't a hypothetical, it's actually been tested and this "you will die instantly" is complete nonsense.

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Re:Tesla Cybertruck may be unsafe for other road users: Aust... by themagician on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @08:29PM (#21698806)

Uhhh in neither of those instances did you get hit by anything with substantial mass. If you did, you’d be dead. Survivor bias.

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