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Was the Pinto really that bad, though, or did Mother Jones do them dirty?

In the numbers above, the Pinto is hardly a standout deathtrap; I mean, by modern standards, sure, everything on that list is a horrible deathtrap, but the Pinto was safer than the Toyota Corolla or the Beetle or the Datsun 210, and none of those cars are as burdened with the oppressive fiery deathtrap narrative as the Pinto is. In fact, the Pinto’s overall deaths per million vehicles is better than the average!

https://www.theautopian.com/its-long-past-time-to-stop-making-fun-of-the-ford-pinto/

I would trust a Smart Fortwo more than the POS Cybertruck.

Seems like natural selection in progress.

Buy a Cybertruck, fuck around, see what happens.

It also handily preselects for douche.

But it is so financially efficient! It isn't wasting money on safety.

No shit, it's literally just a big bullet. Or a wrecking ball on wheels.

But at least its bulletproof!

1/6887 is not good odds.

HUSH!!! DO NOT TELL THE CUCKWAGON OWNERS!!

Reads like clickbait. There's 34K Cybetrucks, so the actual number of fire fatalities is rounded to 5, one of which is the trumptower guy (so 20% is already intentional). Not that these are encouraging numbers, but you can't draw conclusions from an N of 4.

The pinto is a myth

Pintos represented 1.9% of all cars on the road in the 1975–76 period. During that time, the car represented 1.9% of all "fatal accidents accompanied by some fire". This implies the Pinto was average for all cars and slightly above average for its class.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Retrospective_safety_analysis

Do they have emergency releases on the outside? I know a locked door of a car with traditional latching mechanisms won't open. But an unlocked vehicle where a bystander cannot render aid in an emergency seems so.... Short sighted.