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minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoZero occupant protection. Arguably worse than a motorcycle and a raincoat.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoYou gotta start somewhere. Or are we supposed to just have an arms race where we are eventually all driving 100 ton blocks of steel?
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoIts not that. The size of modern cars is to accommodate crumple zones. This design is better for people inside AND outside the car. But bad for the environment, since you are hauling around an extra ton of padding all the time.
Zero occupant protection. Arguably worse than a motorcycle and a raincoat.
You gotta start somewhere. Or are we supposed to just have an arms race where we are eventually all driving 100 ton blocks of steel?
Its not that. The size of modern cars is to accommodate crumple zones. This design is better for people inside AND outside the car.
But bad for the environment, since you are hauling around an extra ton of padding all the time.