Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
by jszymborski on Friday May 21, 2021 @05:54PM
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The gp was simply stating that being struck by a truck is more lethal than a car due to their flat, tall fronts. They weren't, by my reading, insinuating that trucks are more likely to hit people. That is indeed, in my opinion, a function of operator error all things equal.
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Re:2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
by unethical_ban on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:39PM
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The GP said also, " The high hoods make for poor visibility around the front." to which your parent responded.
Yup, this is also why the Cybertruck (probably) won't be road legal in Europe. Too many sharp edges that would seriously hurt a pedestrian on collision.
Also no side mirrors. It's kind of a joke how poorly defined it is with people seriously expecting it this year.
You don't necessarily need mirrors when you have reliable (probably ASIL-B, maybe ASIL-D) cameras systems that recreate that view inside the vehicle, although I'm not that well versed with European laws.
They could also just add mirrors as has long been standard between concept and production motorcycles. (Example [0][1])
[0] https://2yrh403fk8vd1hz9ro2n46dd-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-... [1] https://i2.wp.com/www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/upload...