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[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago

It's probably never going to exist anyway. They made these 2 prototypes, but even Elon is saying they won't start manufacturing until 2026. He also prefaced it by saying he has a tendency to overpromise on dates, so they've probably not even started working on it.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

This does not exist to sell as a product. It exists to sell stocks.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

The Bazinga Van is gonna get rich people hurt? Well now I love it

[–] GlueBear@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

smug-explain "it's a bus so it doesn't need seatbelts"

goblin-dont-care 60mph intersection car crash

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

so-true But it will never get into an accident!

[–] buh@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago

New brace-cowboy liz-society rule incoming

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

An automotive engineer explained to me that city buses don't have seat belts because of the speeds they operate make it that the mass of the bus is enough to dampen any frontal impacts from throwing people too far forward. And if you get hit or hit something fast enough to get you off your seat, seat belts won't help, they might even make it harder for you to evacuate.

Coaches? Those go fast and have seatbelts, so idk how well the theory applies.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

They mean at the (slow) speeds the buses operate it, probably

Coach buses run faster and so there's a lot more forward acceleration flinging the passengers forward in a crash

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's not even any handles or poles anywhere though. At least on a bus there's lots of things to hold on to in case of sudden momentum changes. Those front seats are going to toss people when doing emergency braking. Now I'm imagining people purposefully forcing this behavior to troll the paying passengers.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Tbh at first I didn't even think of it as a bus type. Is it like an airport people mover? It looks like it will be travelling faster

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

True. Several problems though like the other poster mentioned no handles. Theres no speaker system, emergency stop, no hammer to break glass in case of emergency, no head rest for the seats in the middle so if there is whiplash it will be narsty work. No signs or instructions of any kind. Steps are not slip proof.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

but without Seatbelts who's going to sing the latest composition by Yoko Kanno?

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

my-hero is such an overcompensating insecure manchild that he actively and deliberately rejects and even removes safety features from anything in his reach. That included yellow caution lines and back-up beeping sounds from industrial vehicles in his bazinga factories.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I'm seeing several potential fire hazards there like that carpet and big ass LED lights all over the place

[–] roux@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hear me out: Bazinga van sans seatbelts is praxis?

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Bazinga Bus

[–] dayna@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

I’m so excited for the documentingreality posts involving this thing.