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First Tesla Cybertruck Crash Kills Driver In Baytown Area, Electric Pick-up Bursts Into Flames
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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2024
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The cybertruck front is actually lower than a lot of other comparable trucks, and has a slanted hood, both things that will reduce pedestrian fatalities compared to some of the other flat neck high bricks out there.
It's just a matter of does the truck cut them in half or not with that front edge of which we don't have any data on yet.
Eg. This is beside a f150 raptor
That's not entirely accurate, a cyber truck has adaptive suspension that can lift the truck as much as what you'd get on a 6" lift. In the Pic you are showing it's at it's lowest position.
It's still lower than many other trucks even when higher. This is the driving position and the most efficient for aero. They could drive in higher modes though yes.
You mean the truck with hoods higher than the roof of my car? Those should be illegal as well.
There really should be a limit yes, but then they'll get some commercial use loop hole and allow it anyway like they do for truck emissions:(
My neighbor has a lifted truck and it's up to my neck. It's crazy.
They should bring back laws for how high a bumper should be off the road