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Re:2D Vehicles on Sunday October 11, 2026 @06:33AM (#50041652)
Cool project. Have you tried to implement articulating drawbar trailers[1]? The ones where the first axle of the trailer is fixed to the drawbar, making the front wheels turn when the drawbar moves. They seem to be much more common in Europe than in the US. In my experience, these are much harder to back up than fixed axle trailers.

[1]: https://www.pacton.nl/en/products/drawbar-trailer/drawbar-tr...

I don't know about other markets, but Euro NCAP (https://www.euroncap.com/) includes pedestrian and cyclist safety in their assessments and Land Rover claimed that they had to stop the production of the original Defender because it did not comply with the mandated minimum safety standards for pedestrians and occupants.

I spent a lot of time in a 2012 Defender without any airbags and seats which were essentially just screwed to a wooden/sheet metal frame - but the high and upright seating position made me feel safer than do in an (objectively safer) sedan or hatchback.