Parzivus [any] to technology@hexbear.netEnglish • 5 months agoEvery 10cm of car front end height increases pedestrian fatality risk by 22%www.sciencedirect.commessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkEvery 10cm of car front end height increases pedestrian fatality risk by 22%www.sciencedirect.comParzivus [any] to technology@hexbear.netEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
The author estimates that limiting consumer vehicle height to 1.25m would save around 500 lives per year in the US
minus-squareDr. WeskerlinkEnglish2•5 months agoSomeone do the math on how high it needs to be for 100% fatality.
minus-squareNephewAlphaBravo [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoit would probably reach 100% driver fatality rate first because of tipping over at terminal velocity
Someone do the math on how high it needs to be for 100% fatality.
it would probably reach 100% driver fatality rate first because of tipping over at terminal velocity