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Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by Bilal_io on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @08:54AM (#32836477)
If you're driving 75 mph and one or more motors suddenly lose power and it fully brakes, that's a certain death in my opinion.
Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by mellavora on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:14AM (#32836698)
Well, it is certainly a very shaky proposition, and the car will probably be a total loss.

But there are ways you could walk away from this.

You see some pretty crazy crash survivals in race driving, for example.

And I remember stories from a few years ago, when Ford had a recall on F150 tires because they tended to blow out at highway speeds, with an effect similar to full wheel lockup-- yes, people died, but others didn't.

life == hope

Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by notatoad on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @12:47PM (#32839774)
are people under the impression that when you're driving down the highway at 75mph, there isn't already a hundred ways you could die?
Re:Why car wheels are so flat these days by progman32 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:29PM (#32840399)
I mean, now we have 101 ways, and not all those ways are equally likely...