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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess it's just the lack of any crumple zone, similar to the VW van your legs are essentially the crumple zone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'd imagine it's fine down gridlocked Tokyo streets where you might be doing 20mph.

Probably not so good in a 70mph highway collision though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

IIRC, these things exist to exploit a legal loophole around vehicle registration in Japan as well. Safety is not the highest concern lol