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LemmyKnowsBest ,

that thumbnail photo looks a lot like the guardrail on lifeguard road La Jolla farms Blacks Beach overlook switchback trail

RizzRustbolt ,

Aka "Deadman's Curve".

Neon , (edited )

7000 Pounds is 3.2 Tons (metric)

3.2 Tons

geez, i wonder why these guardrails wouldn't work on a fucking Truck

Alpha71 ,

Apparently the author (and some of you as well) haven't heard about 80,000lb tractor trailers...

TheBat ,
@TheBat@lemmy.world avatar

You mean those commercial vehicles that need a different licence?

max ,

Pretty sure those safety barriers were designed with personal vehicles in mind (+ safety margin). A truck would’ve blasted through them anyway, whether it be now, or 30 years ago.

Mr_Smiley ,

What a load of shit.
Pretty sure roads are already used by many vehicles of Greater mass than 7000lbs. Trucks. Buses. Coaches.

krashmo ,

18 wheelers and other heavy vehicles are definitely not going to be stopped by a guardrail. They also disintegrate any small passenger vehicle they come in contact with at any significant speed. I'm not sure how pointing out that they are dangerous is a load of shit.

Additionally, heavy vehicles cause upwards of 80% of road wear, which means we are subsidizing private transport companies by not forcing them to fund a proportional amount of road maintenance.

Mr_Smiley ,

The article is focused on passenger cars becoming heavier, no?

krashmo ,

Yes, but you brought up other heavy vehicles not me.

Alpha71 ,

Additionally, heavy vehicles cause upwards of 80% of road wear, which means we are subsidizing private transport companies by not forcing them to fund a proportional amount of road maintenance.

They do. There are additional fee's and fuel surcharges that states make transport companies pay for road upkeep.

krashmo ,

They pay more but not 80% of the total cost of maintenance. That's what the distribution would need to be in order to cancel out the outsized influence they have on infrastructure degradation.

x0x7 ,

But not with nearly every vehicle being one of them and operated by people with CDLs that understand a lot of the safety features of the road aren't going to work for them.

Mr_Smiley ,

Mentions skidding on ice in first paragraph. No amount of training can reverse the laws of friction.

Thing is, I agree and think normal consumer passenger cars are getting far too heavy. Like people.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
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Not to mention that the 7,000 pound EV can do 0-60 in waaaay less time than a big truck.

doublejay1999 ,
@doublejay1999@lemmy.world avatar

…and yet I don’t feel even a bit sad. What could this mean ?

Tar_alcaran ,

I say we change nothing and let evolution do her thing

Addv4 ,

You mean protect those inside the 7+ ton vehicles and to hell with anyone else?

Imgonnatrythis ,

If you haven't read sir Darwin as of late, I think you should consider another look.

NineMileTower ,

You're a psychopath?

x0x7 ,

If you want society to rely less on cars stop subsidizing roads.

db2 ,

bruh

conditional_soup ,

Incredibly train-pilled. Clickety-clack, brother

BirdEnjoyer ,

So you have strong feelings about trains?

porksoda ,

Yeah! Everyone should have to pay full price for their roads or build their own!

FunkPhenomenon ,

you realize of course that delivery drivers use roads.

FunkPhenomenon ,

that's really interesting! I never really thought about how much weight the EVs haul around - and i imagine that the NTSB or whomever is actually responsible for guard rails didnt either. of course, guard rails dont do much for delivery vans or semi trucks - those both weigh in excess of 10,000 lbs. perhaps they're not considered due to commercial vehicle regulations?

dumples ,
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Seems like we need some regulation for maximum car weight to be. It's a safety thing now

dumples ,
@dumples@kbin.social avatar

Seems like we need some regulation for maximum car weight to be. It's a safety thing now

betterdeadthanreddit ,

Sounds like A Nice Morning Drive. As noted in the archived page above, that story inspired the song Red Barchetta by the band Rush.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ff4d35d7-c6b4-47f8-898c-bd51cc21ced9.jpeg

warm ,

But muh big truck

cogman ,

The only solution is a bigger truck.

We need to get rid of the commie laws requiring special licensing (CDL, Communist driver's license) for freedom trucks.

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