• Bertuccio@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Except the people who own the monster trucks never carry more than 1500 lbs and rarely take it on the highway.

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      3 months ago

      Except the people who own the monster trucks never carry more than 1500 lbs and rarely take it on the highway.

      All of them? Like every single one?

    • dorythefish@discuss.online
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      3 months ago

      A little off the topic, but sometimes I wonder if driving a rally car with a cage, 5 point seatbelts and a helmet will be more safe on a highway. Like it seems to me that it is safer, but will it actually be?

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        3 months ago

        It’d be safer, but it wouldn’t be very comfortable. Rally cars have very barebones interiors to cut down on weight. You’d also need different tires and tuning.

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        3 months ago

        It would be better able to handle a severe crash, but pretty inconvenient and pointless.

        You can put a full and spec cage, bucket seats, and a 5 point harness in any car. You don’t need to go full racecar and take the interior out. You would need to wear a helmet, Hans device, and the full 5-point every time you drive the car because an otherwise survivable accident could kill you. You would also probably want a fire suppression system because a fire in a damaged car may not be escapable after you get hit without help.

        You would be giving up airbags and visibility. Airbags can save you as much as a cage could. Visibility could prevent the accident in the first place. The cage and whatnot wouldn’t save you from a catastrophic wreck, but a serious accident would be more survivable.

        You might as well just not drive on the highway or don’t get in a car at all if you are so concerned about your safety. Don’t want a baby, use protection. Terrified about having a baby and don’t think that protection is adequate, get sterilized or don’t fuck.

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      3 months ago

      You might be shocked to know that fitting a family of four plus vacation gear quickly approaches 1.5k.

      Payload capacity includes how much people weigh. It’s not just how much you can throw in the bed.