Quite frankly, because they shouldn’t have to. Maybe for some cross-country train that goes through the desert or mountains but there’s no reason here. The bottom line here is that nobody should have been left stuck on that train for more than an hour, max.

In a properly functioning, civilized society, we’d have…

They need a better evacuation plan. 

“We don’t speak Dutch; we speak Frisian,”

Thank god for the subtitles. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have know what he was saying.

Shes not even a test driver, shes a “development program” member. I don’t even believe shes actually piloted and F1 car at all. She was a publicity stunt plain and simple. She is ineligible for a Superlicense, even under the old rules!

But that is completely incorrect. Formula 1 absolutely is about physical strength and we know this because the drivers go through rigorous training to be able to pilot these cars. Everyone who follows the sport knows the amount of force exerted on the neck and core during cornering, on the leg during braking, the heat…

“F1: Driving isn’t about physical strength.” LOL

Hold on. Hennessey makes a huge claim to the motoring world, no one treats it with any real skepticism or scrutiny. We take the time to really question what he said and do the research.

I’m only speculating here, but I think maybe in the case of ambulances there are design requirements that take precedence over crumple zones, such as paramedics sitting against the side of the ambulance and cabinets filled with various equipment, including sharps, which would lead to even greater injury for occupants…

It hit square on the axle of the ambulance that took most of the hit, f150 did better than I thought, looks like the doors would still open on it. I think if the truck would have been sent just forward of the axle of the ambulance there would be more damage to it

It is. That ambulance is made of cantdentium.

I like how the ambulance hazard lights flash once just after impact, as if to say either “hey, I got this”, or “F150, you have made a fatal mistake”

Because the grip of the tires on the road are the limiting factor in an emergency stop. There’s pretty much nothing on the road that can’t lock up the wheels if you mash the brake pedal at highway speed.

It moves, he mentioned the mechanism in the presentation

Because that’s how electric motors work, there’s no need for a transmission so they aren’t sacrificing long range for acceleration.

It is 20s with a load.

A car suddenly lifting up while also getting T-Boned doesn’t sound like a very good idea.

The other side of which is to ask himself why his better people kept leaving for greener fields. If he’s stuck with shitty employees, that sucks, but keeping your better people means giving them a reason not to leave. Based on his note here, I’m betting he didn’t give much in that regard.

Who would expect Nippybus to leave customers out in the cold?