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Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Do you realize how fucking insane that is? From 1921 to 1951 the rate of auto deaths dropped by around 50%, and from 1921 to 2011 the rate dropped by 90%. This is not just due to regulations on cars and pedestrian travel, but also in very large part due to crash safety in cars that steadily improved. With crash safety becoming a science, and crash test dummies being invented, and crumple zones, and air bags and seatbelts and the laws thereof.

Musk, asshole motherfucker that he is, is trying to destroy all of that.

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xapr@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Absolutely! What’s weird is that Teslas have been top-rated for crash-worthiness in the past, so there are a few possibilities I can think of:

They need to be top crash-worthy, because of the stupid autopilot trying its best to kill the occupants

They need to be top crash-worthy, because otherwise any crash at all would result in a fiery death

The Cybertruck is an outlier and is not as crash-worthy as the previous Teslas

All of the above

What was that rule of thumb for taking multiple choice tests? If you don’t know the answer, always select “all of the above”?
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