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[–] nicetriangle@kbin.social 50 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ram trucks drive like fucking assholes so I believe this. Damn near any time you see one of those lifted Dodge trucks on the highway you can assume they’ll behave like a jerk if given the opportunity.

And as far as Teslas go, I really do not think people should have cars that accelerate that fast. People are dumb as shit and Tesla’s slowest model has a 0-60 of under 6 seconds and a lot of their cars are sub 4 seconds. That’s super car territory.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 46 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Super car acceleration, normal car braking.

It's not a great combination in a car that's heavy, but I guess you don't sell cars by bragging about braking distances.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Plus they are designed to have low amount of aerodynamic drag. So no aerodynamic grip in fast corners.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On most public roads, if you're driving fast enough for downforce to be an issue, your poor judgment is the primary factor in any resulting crash.

[–] cooopsspace 2 points 2 years ago

Truer words have never been said

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Which is true but not any different than normal cars. Very very very few cars have enough aero to matter—even on the track.

[–] designatedhacker@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

They dropped to second place for DUIs at least. BMW drivers are nearly twice as likely to be caught driving drunk.

[–] WantsToPetYourKitty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ram trucks also are the #1 vehicle for DUIs in the US.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Venn diagram for Ram trucks, domestic abuse, DUIs, religiosity, and racist fucks is indistinguishable from a circle.

[–] cooopsspace 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Also gun ownership and wife beating probably

And a hard drive full of cold pizza

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Truck nuts and racist bumper/rear windshield stickers are a must haves

[–] watcher@nopeeking.link 1 points 2 years ago

I agree, but what to do about owners of supercars then? It's not like if they have any particular training to operate them safely, for the most part.