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The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis (futurism.com)
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At the current rate of horrible fiery deaths, FuelArc projects the Cybertruck will have 14.52 fatalities per 100,000 units — far eclipsing the Pinto's 0.85. (In absolute terms, FuelArc found, 27 Pinto drivers died in fires, while five Cybertruck drivers have suffered the same fate, at least so far.)

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If you read the article is was specifically died by fire. Not any other cause of death.

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Right but the specific issue with the Pinto was that it would explode into flames on a rear impact, so this is the appropriate metric.

    Like deaths from other accidents would skew the numbers anyway because 70s cars were death traps compared to today, but even in that context, the Pinto's explosions were alarming.

    Beating it on that isolated metric is a very special kind of achievement.

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