boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down120
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minus-squarenocturne@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79arrow-down2·2 years agoTldr most guard rails are designed to stop vehicles under 5000lbs. Passenger vehicles are starting to exceed that, and EVs can weight 30% more than ICE vehicles.
minus-squareDnn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down6·2 years agoHow about keeping the guard rails as they are and let the fat car drivers carry the risk?
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoEven US drivers are not quite heavy enough to make a significant difference here. This has to do with car battery weights.
Tldr most guard rails are designed to stop vehicles under 5000lbs. Passenger vehicles are starting to exceed that, and EVs can weight 30% more than ICE vehicles.
How about keeping the guard rails as they are and let the fat car drivers carry the risk?
Even US drivers are not quite heavy enough to make a significant difference here. This has to do with car battery weights.