Pedestrian Safety Hypocrisy

[JBee]

For reference a pedestrian airbag and impact absorbing hood design:



On a higher bonnet Land Rover SUV:

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[HaulingAss]

There will always be some of that, but I think there's some genuine concern there. Hard angles, unforgiving thick hard to bend metal, hard sharp perpendicular edges, seem more dangerous. And again, one would hope police and emergency vehicles are driven by folks a little more skilled or paying a little more attention and or a little less likely to be under the influence of alcohol, etc. Maybe all that doesn't add up too much, but it is not nothing.

I think the front of the Cybertruck is more blunt than sharp. There are the panel edges exposed that could be considered somwhat sharp, but the overall characterization of the Cybertruck should probably be classified as relatively smooth and blunt, rather than "sharp".

It will probably be a long time before we have enough pedestrian impacts to be able to start to draw statistically valid conclusions about the dangers posed to pedestrians, relative to other trucks and SUVs. Personally, I'm expecting the Cybertruck to be less dangerous, not more.

 

[JBee]

I think the front of the Cybertruck is more blunt than sharp. There are the panel edges exposed that could be considered somwhat sharp, but the overall characterization of the Cybertruck should probably be classified as relatively smooth and blunt, rather than "sharp".

It will probably be a long time before we have enough pedestrian impacts to be able to start to draw statistically valid conclusions about the dangers posed to pedestrians, relative to other trucks and SUVs. Personally, I'm expecting the Cybertruck to be less dangerous, not more.

Ignoring my posts again?

 

[HaulingAss]

Ignoring my posts again?

Yes, whenever I feel like it.

 

[JBee]

Yes, whenever I feel like it.

Ignorance is bliss.

 

[Crissa]

I was amazed how people cross streets in New York without looking left/right first.. they dont feel responsibility for their own life, they believe it is a 60K pounds garbage truck driver responsibility...

You better the eff be responsible for your damn machine because I am not stopping for your driving violation. I have punched cars for breeching crosswalks. Thrown cases of soda at cars failing to yield. Broke a good umbrella when a guy didn't stay stopped at a stop sign for me.

And I'm a laid back west coaster. But don't you unload your responsibility as a driver on me.

-Crissa

That guy who broke my umbrella chased me ten blocks. I kept walking towards the police station until he drove off in a huff.

I have glared down drivers and stood up to police. Do you really want to tell the police officer you hit that person in a crosswalk? Or failed to yield when you were supposed to? Because you better bet I will very angrily stand for my right to space.

I can do this, therefore should, because so many others can not.

 

[CyberGus]

You better the eff be responsible for your damn machine because I am not stopping for your driving violation. I have punched cars for breeching crosswalks. Thrown cases of soda at cars failing to yield. Broke a good umbrella when a guy didn't stay stopped at a stop sign for me.

And I'm a laid back west coaster. But don't you unload your responsibility as a driver on me.

-Crissa

That guy who broke my umbrella chased me ten blocks. I kept walking towards the police station until he drove off in a huff.

I have glared down drivers and stood up to police. Do you really want to tell the police officer you hit that person in a crosswalk? Or failed to yield when you were supposed to? Because you better bet I will very angrily stand for my right to space.

I can do this, therefore should, because so many others can not.

I find that waving at violators with but a single digit is sufficient to ease my indignation.

 

[Gurule92]

You better the eff be responsible for your damn machine because I am not stopping for your driving violation. I have punched cars for breeching crosswalks. Thrown cases of soda at cars failing to yield. Broke a good umbrella when a guy didn't stay stopped at a stop sign for me.

And I'm a laid back west coaster. But don't you unload your responsibility as a driver on me.

-Crissa

That guy who broke my umbrella chased me ten blocks. I kept walking towards the police station until he drove off in a huff.

I have glared down drivers and stood up to police. Do you really want to tell the police officer you hit that person in a crosswalk? Or failed to yield when you were supposed to? Because you better bet I will very angrily stand for my right to space.

I can do this, therefore should, because so many others can not.

We have a different definition of laid back. But good for you! My wife gets mad when I honk at people who drift into my lane lol

 

[cbrtrckrsrvd112219]

You better the eff be responsible for your damn machine because I am not stopping for your driving violation. I have punched cars for breeching crosswalks. Thrown cases of soda at cars failing to yield. Broke a good umbrella when a guy didn't stay stopped at a stop sign for me.

And I'm a laid back west coaster. But don't you unload your responsibility as a driver on me.

-Crissa

That guy who broke my umbrella chased me ten blocks. I kept walking towards the police station until he drove off in a huff.

I have glared down drivers and stood up to police. Do you really want to tell the police officer you hit that person in a crosswalk? Or failed to yield when you were supposed to? Because you better bet I will very angrily stand for my right to space.

I can do this, therefore should, because so many others can not.

good for you!
good luck with your rights vs physics

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