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A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] x0x7@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But not with nearly every vehicle being one of them and operated by people with CDLs that understand a lot of the safety features of the road aren't going to work for them.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

Not to mention that the 7,000 pound EV can do 0-60 in waaaay less time than a big truck.

[–] Mr_Smiley@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

Mentions skidding on ice in first paragraph. No amount of training can reverse the laws of friction.

Thing is, I agree and think normal consumer passenger cars are getting far too heavy. Like people.