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A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules (www.wired.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

In contrast, something like a kei truck wouldn't be easy to get street legal as a new car in the US: no crumple zone and higher center of gravity are more fundamental safety issues that can't easily be engineered around.

Meanwhile every landscaper is buying brand new Isuzu trucks that are just larger version of kei trucks. The reason they arent legal isnt saftey, but it would eat into the profits of the big 3.