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Las Vegas Police Touted New “Bulletproof” Cybertrucks. The Only Problem? They Aren’t Bulletproof. (fuelarc.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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I feel like that's probably the one thing a vehicle marketed as bullet-proof needs to be... like, actually bullet-proof.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For non-tactical applications they’re no more or less bulletproof

You sure about that? I mean, they're made of thin stainless steel glued to a plastic shell.

[–] obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yeah. Any car that isn't armored should be assumed 0% bulletproof. I wouldn't trust a car door to protect me from a .22.

The engine block is the only thing on a regular cop car that would reliably stop, deflect, or at least slow most bullets.

[–] Gluek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And yet it also missed on cybertruck.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I think you missed the whoosh