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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts (www.reuters.com)

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Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts::The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned that the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sidewalks that are contiguous, i.e dont dip down to the level of the street.

How do you accommodate for people in wheelchairs? That's why they dip in the U.S.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They go straight across the road in the Netherlands for streets that cross sidewalks. They dont dip down, so all wheelchair users can just continue on the sidewalk as is.

The sidewalk that intersects the road is a smooth curve. To enter the sidewalk in a wheelchair, you just roll up the smooth curve like a car would. The bump is aggressive ebough to slow down a car, but not so aggressive a person in a wheelchair would have any issues with it.

Heres a great link about how they work. One of the best urban design youtubers as well, by the by.