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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 194 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I read the article hoping to find out how being sideswiped by an e-scooter could total a truck, but I was left unsatisfied.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 107 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Remember that a "totaled" vehicle doesn't mean it can't be used, or even that it is heavily damaged just that insurance has decided that the specific repairs needed would cost more than just paying out the current value.

They don't care if you get your vehicle fixed or replaced, insurance only cares about paying as little as possible using every loophole as possible.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, I've been on the other side of that, but sideswiped by a scooter? I get that they aren't worth as much as they were, but still...

[–] grue@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cybertrucks are really, really bad for repairability. Consider the fact that on a normal car you can fix a dent by getting the panel most of the way back to the correct shape and then fairing it the rest of the way with Bondo before painting it. But with a Cybertruck, you'd have to metalwork the panel all the way back to perfect and then somehow figure out how to match the surface finish. It's a lot more labor, if it's even possible.

It could be that the insurance doubts that the vehicle can be completely restored to its pre-loss condition at any price.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

metalwork the panel all the way back to perfect

My dude, have you ever seen a Swastikkkar? Those panels ain't even perfect when they leave the factory.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thats the hard part, how would a bodyshop mimic the shittyness of the factory look

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Step 1: take in damaged Cybertruck.

Step 2: do absolutely fuckall to it.

Step 3: charge owner $6000 for repairs.

Step 4: watch happy owner drive off.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

i think insurances are either not covering it, or they double, triple the cost of preniums.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m with you. How fast was that scooter going?!

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

to a cybertruck it might as well go 2mps, 2 miles per second.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 72 points 2 weeks ago

It was a made up story posted to reddit. The original reddit post was deleted but people mentioned the pictures were taken directly from this story of a Cybertruck being hit by a Toyota: https://www.electrifiedmag.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-holiday-hiccup-first-reported-accident/

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A truck would be fine, but this fragile piece of shit just fell apart.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It doesn't make any sense. eScooters are all plastic lol

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, but cybertrucks are mostly bovine excrement.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Whoa hey now, that's not true at all.
There's plenty of rust on them after it rains too.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I suspect his story is bullshit. His truck was sideswiped by an e-scooter with enough force to damage the doors, wheels, deploy the airbags, and render the vehicle immobile? How fast/massive was this e-scooter? Did the e-scooter rider survive this incredible impact? None of this passes the sniff test unless there is some misalignment in the understanding of what constitutes an e-scooter or he was hit with a glancing blow by a magnetically launched scooter with a rather large rider.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I feel like I have to address the airbag situation. Airbags don’t deploy upon impact (at least not directly), but rather upon any significant deceleration. Anytime the vehicle decelerates enough that your body is thrown forward with force is when an [front] airbag would deploy. You know the thing where your seatbelt locks up as you’re braking? Same principle, but a higher threshold.

So the father back up your point, I cannot see how an e-scooter, sideswiping or even being hit head-on, could cause enough deceleration that would deploy the airbags.

Then again, it’s the cyber truck, so from a “safety” perspective who knows.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was imagining the side airbags deploying if it was a sideswipe.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

A different set of forces would activate those to be sure. I know rollover forces deploy side airbags.

Again, it’s a cybertruck, so its poor craftsmanship is probably enough to blame.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Put a crease in the metal down the whole length of any vehicle and the bill wont be gentle.