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comment by snoodog
snoodog  ·  2827 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tesla driver killed in crash with Autopilot active, NHTSA investigating

Shitty US safety standards not requiring standard bumper height for all cars trucks and trailers is the real problem





user-inactivated  ·  2827 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're right that bumper laws could be better, but in this instance, they wouldn't have helped. It was a cross traffic collision. The Tesla t-boned the trailer, not rear ended it.

goobster  ·  2823 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, except the Tesla hit the trailer from the side. The semi truck was stopped across the roadway. Bumpers are front and back... not on the sides of semi trailers.