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Re:NASA reveals what the final X-57 all-electric X-plane wil... by WalterBright on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @04:14PM (#22741988)
I don't have the statistic handy, but horses killed far more riders than cars did, even back then. Horses are far more dangerous than cars. They aren't kitty cats. They're big, strong, and sometimes decide they want to kill the rider.
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Re:NASA reveals what the final X-57 all-electric X-plane wil... by megablast on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @05:03PM (#22742560)
Sure, but we would have moved to public transport. Trams, buses, trains , subway. Saving millions of people a year, and trillions of dollars.
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Re:NASA reveals what the final X-57 all-electric X-plane wil... by ncmncm on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @11:30PM (#22745364)
Exactly the point. The necessity for car ownership in the US is a monstrous tax collected and paid to car manufacturers and oil companies.
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