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Aren't the rejection reasons true of every US EV truck? They all have gross vehicle weight ratings over 3.5 tons, they all lack speed limiters, and they all fail EU pedestrian safety regulations. The only exception I know of is the F-150 Lightning. It's allowed in Europe outside the EU (Norway & Switzerland), though its maximum load is limited to 805kg (including passengers) to keep it below the 3,500kg limit.[1] Edi…
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Not knowing how testing works or the criteria in USA/Canada, I'm surprised it's even allowed here. I'd rather be hit as a pedestrian by almost any other truck since at least F-150s and RAMs don't have sharp edges like the Cybertruck...
But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of live…
Huh - do you have a source for that stat?
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But again, here in the US we are an order of magnitude less likely to be hit by a car. EDIT: Than being in a car accident Obviously we could get into incentives and prioritizing pedestrian safety and urbanizing. But if you take the current status quo of where Americans live and how they drive, I can very much understand regulators choosing to prioritize the safety regulations that will save the largest number of live…
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/10/10/exactly-how-far-u-s-s...
US pedestrian fatalities 2 per 100k. US driver fatalities ~7 per 100k.
European pedestrian fatalities: 0.5 per 100k. European driver fatalities: ~2 per 100k.
So it's somewhat understandable that regulators may disproportionately favor crash protection for drivers.
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The Army needs to be able to move military hardware around the world quickly. Maybe they consider this good practice.
Unless things have changed, these are typically shipped on commercial vessels with the DOD covering the cost.
I am more surprised we are paying for soldiers to ship their vehicles around the world.
EU and US testing criteria are very different - in the US, motor vehicles leaving the roadway and impacting stationary objects is the top source of traffic fatalities. In the EU, it's pedestrian impacts (which makes sense corresponding to the urban vs rural environments in each). The EU has very stringent testing for pedestrian safety: https://www.euroncap.com/en/car-safety/the-ratings-explained... . One of the tests…
Not knowing how testing works or the criteria in USA/Canada, I'm surprised it's even allowed here. I'd rather be hit as a pedestrian by almost any other truck since at least F-150s and RAMs don't have sharp edges like the Cybertruck...
TL;DW: It's most likely happening at night, on an arterial street, by a truck or SUV.
As someone who lives near two of the largest USAF bases in Europe, I'm glad the Americans can import vehicles too wide for the average street because it allows the locals to identify them at a distance and somewhat anticipate their non-existent (and often illegal) driving habits.
There was a CIA worker in the UK that drove on the wrong side of the road, killed someone and fled the country.
An increasingly common problem in the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4kqq8dw00o
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The Army needs to be able to move military hardware around the world quickly. Maybe they consider this good practice.
Unless things have changed, these are typically shipped on commercial vessels with the DOD covering the cost.