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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by freeqaz on Thursday August 25, 2022 @01:29AM (#32589875)
This comment actually got a laugh out of me. I truly have no idea what would be feasible in a collision like this. Probably packing peanuts? Airbags on the outside of the car that deploy when a pedestrian is detected?
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by wintermutesGhst on Thursday August 25, 2022 @01:50AM (#32590020)
Pedestrian airbags have been designed before, but don't seem to have caught on widely [1].

A more bizarre solution Google patented always stuck with me: A sticky car hood beneath an eggshell coating so that a struck pedestrian would stay on top of the car instead of falling and hitting their head or being run over [2].

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiiBlirAG8w

2: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a20953/google-pa...

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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by User23 on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:39AM (#32593556)
There are wearable airbags on the market for motorcycle use. I don't know how effective they are for their intended use or how effective they might be protecting a pedestrian, but it's a technology that exists.
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by ordu on Thursday August 25, 2022 @06:06AM (#32591678)
Such airbags would throw a pedestrian away. A long way.
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