EVs Twice As Likely To Hit Pedestrians As Gasoline Vehicles

Oil price ^ | May 23, 2024 | Alex Kimani

[dfwgator]

Dot.

[discostu]

People that don’t pay attention and quiet cars are a bad mix. My car, IC, is very quiet. At least once a week I encounter somebody walking down the middle of the parking lot with no clue that I should run them over.

[null and void]

nvrmnd I should have read ahead.

[right way right]

As I said in the last EV thread, EV owners are also just twice as likely to be stupid.

Not all...just twice as.

[null and void]

Hit your brakes hard enough to make them squeal and make them squeal!...

[ifinnegan]

“ The scientists have hypothesized that the relatively quiet operations of an electric vehicle as well as high pedestrian density in noisy urban areas could be major reasons.”

They probably hit a higher percentage of minorities, too, which by liberal,logic means they are racist and must be banned.

[Revel]

EV’s are heavier and cannot stop as quick. Simple laws of physics. There are going to be more accidents in cases involving the need for very quick stops.

[cport]

One upside. Everything will be coordinated, including pedestrian crossings. After a few jaywalkers prove a Darwin postulate, it should self police itself, save for the crazies, drug added, and fleeing criminals saving the taxpayers a few bucks. They might even be able to take the law off the books.

[rktman]

That is a valid question. 🤔😁👍

[jerod]

[jughandle]

Maybe it’s distractions in the vehicles..

[minnesota_bound]

Hmmmmmmm WHACK!