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A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Alto@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's honestly ridiculous. My sedan was totaled last year after being rear ended at a red light at maybe 5mph by a big fuck off truck. Minor cosmetic damage to their bumper, completely crushed the rear frame of my cat.

Thankfully, no one was hurt beyond bruising, which is the most important part.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Part of that is by design and is crumple zones. EVERYONE makes fun of "whiplash" but people really do underestimate the kind of injuries caused by even a simple rear ending. And if your car got that fucked, it was probably for a good reason.

Of course, then we also have assholes who want cars without crumple zones to drastically increase damage to other vehicles. But... yeah.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware, and I'm more than happy to trade my car for my neck in any situation.

The issue is the proliferation of big fuckoff trucks. Had it been another reasonably sized car, it likely would have been a simple bumper replacement for both cars. Instead, I'm out a car for a significant period of time in an area where doing anything without a car is essentially just not a thing.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Car bumpers are usually able to take a 5-10 mph crash without more than cosmetic damage. But that's only if the bumpers hit each other. The fuckoff huge trucks have their bumpers up where the tailgate is, which will crumple the lid an maybe fuck up your frame which can total a car even in a light impact

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Bet they are more likely to hit another car as well. .5mv^2. Double the mass, double the stopping distance