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Regarding the lack of crumple zones, what regulations on passenger safety exist in the US that would apply to the Cybertruck? My understanding is that because it's classified as a light truck that not all rules apply to it. But if there are any passenger safety rules left that it has to meet, shouldn't there be information available by now on how the passengers inside would fare in case of a crash?

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I’m not sure how it relates to passenger safety regulations, but it is true that in the US there is a lower set of fuel efficiency and safety requirements for light trucks.

And SUVs are classified as light trucks, hence the push by manufacturers for people to buy SUVs.

Not Just Bikes has a pretty extensive video on it: https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

It likely won’t meet European safety standards so there’s a whole market it will just miss. But maybe it’s too big to be practical in European cities anyway.

I see people driving Dodge RAM 1500s inside Prague and Paris, it's absolutely impractical but some do it.

Why would it not meant European safety standards? The S,3,Y are very safe. Do you think they've forgotten safety for the cybertruck?

Because European do not only test the vehicle crashing by itself, but vehicle crashing into other vehicles (frontal crash and side crash), and vehicle crashing into pedestrians/bikes.

S,3,Y are sedan and would do well on those tests.

But do you think the cybertruck would do worse that other similar sized vehicles?

No. Well, depends on the vehicle, but you cannot import US trucks from the US in Europe, they all have a EU-spec build. One of the change imposed is about edge sharpness (bull bar are removed for EU builds), and I think cybertruck is kinda fucked on that point.

>Do you think they've forgotten safety for the cybertruck?

Didn't Musk literally say "and if you're ever in an argument with another car, you will win" at an event, emphasising how the Cybertruck is terribly unsafe for everyone else on the road?

(Sadly?) there are more and more too-big-for-europe trucks in europe every day.

It has a crumple zone.

Why do you think it does not have a crumple zone?

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