Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by vardump on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:17PM
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Not only Cybertruck. Also other trucks like Ford F150 etc.
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Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by dymk on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:21PM
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Trucks in general are awful for pedestrians and other motorists, but the Cybertruck is made specifically of sharp angles that will rip and tear more than a big flat vertical wall running into you.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by Aloisius on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:25PM
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Pickup trucks aren't flat vertical walls like a semi though. They are a high wall with a hood.
While "sharp" edge can certainly break bones, getting hit with a high hood causes people to slam their head into the hood with very little travel time compared to a low hood. Head injuries are far more likely to cause death.
Of course, the risk varies based on height. Sharp edges a couple feet off the ground are far more dangerous to someone only a couple feet tall.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by rishabhaiover on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:07PM
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clear case of bias infecting judgment.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by babylon5 on Thursday November 13, 2025 @12:47PM
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The front is rounded which is the place you'll hit in the vast majority of cases.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by dymk on Thursday November 13, 2025 @09:22PM
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Cool, I get to have a slightly convex wall run into me before then get pulled under the tires
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by babylon5 on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @12:49PM
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That disagrees with your statement about the cybertruck.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by dzhiurgis on Thursday November 13, 2025 @02:12PM
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Buses are terrible too
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by xethos on Friday November 14, 2025 @12:29AM
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Now account for how many vehicles we can get off the road if we have proper bus service, and the impact on pedestrians and cyclists.
Or consider the licensing requirements (class 2 + an air brake endorsement here in BC), and how difficult it is to buy, and store, a 40' bus, compared to any modern truck.
This is a daft comparison that only serves to muddy the waters, and attempts to excuse excessively large modern trucks
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by Mawr on Friday November 14, 2025 @03:46AM
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A bus provides equivalent utility to maybe 20-40 cars and is driven by a professional driver, so I'm not too worried.
Re:Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Ar...
by standardUser on Thursday November 13, 2025 @01:54PM
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Unlike Ford trucks, the cybertruck isn't even street legal in Europe due to its anti-human design. They are not the same.