Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago[meme] Why do people only seem to mean cars when they talk about electric and/or autonomous vehicles?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down155
arrow-up1550arrow-down1image[meme] Why do people only seem to mean cars when they talk about electric and/or autonomous vehicles?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareFReddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 years agoJust an add here … Pedestrian fatalities are up, largely due to huge vehicles in general. But EVs tend to be very heavy because of the batteries. So collisions tend to be very unpleasant.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 years agoLarger physical body - that has a higher impact point on a human - has a much greater chance to kill someone, than if it was a lower impact point. Not to mention the reduction in visibility. Sauce: https://twitter.com/FreckleEars/status/1624137853872574475/photo/1
minus-squareFReddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoThe line of sight numbers are telling. Thank you for providing this information.
![[meme] Why do people only seem to mean cars when they talk about electric and/or autonomous vehicles?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8b4f07d2-ffe9-468c-a7da-0e970998b67f.png){kind=link}
Just an add here … Pedestrian fatalities are up, largely due to huge vehicles in general. But EVs tend to be very heavy because of the batteries. So collisions tend to be very unpleasant.
Larger physical body - that has a higher impact point on a human - has a much greater chance to kill someone, than if it was a lower impact point.
Not to mention the reduction in visibility.
Sauce: https://twitter.com/FreckleEars/status/1624137853872574475/photo/1
The line of sight numbers are telling. Thank you for providing this information.