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jonpurdy | 5 months ago

Not knowing how testing works or the criteria in USA/Canada, I'm surprised it's even allowed here. I'd rather be hit as a pedestrian by almost any other truck since at least F-150s and RAMs don't have sharp edges like the Cybertruck...

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al_borland|5 months ago

I don't care so much about the edges. I'm more worried about the height of these newer trucks and SUVs, which create massive front blindspots. The below report focuses on kids, but I'm an adult and some of these trucks seem taller than me.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investig...

timw0j|5 months ago

I drive a Mini. I frequently notice how the hoods of these trucks are taller than my entire car.

juggern|5 months ago

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legitster|5 months ago

But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident

Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of lives on the roads we have now.

bdangubic|5 months ago

> But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car.

hard disagree, in places where cybertrucks are most sold it is urban populated areas and pedestrian incidents and fatalities are very high

jbmchuck|5 months ago

> But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car.

Huh - do you have a source for that stat?

legitster|5 months ago

There's a really good video by Road Guy Rob that goes into very good detail about the specific causes of pedestrian fatalities in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEj-pyjA2oo

TL;DW: It's most likely happening at night, on an arterial street, by a truck or SUV.