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minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·23 hours agoAs an emergency responder, I can say with confidence that when a car hits a tree, it’s rare that the car wins. The tree usually just shrugs it off.
minus-squareHATEFISH@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoEmergency responder in a big city? Trees will fuck up a car no doubt but not usually the tiny ones lining the streets of major urban centers, most I see get to be maybe 5 in across. But it may all be location dependant.
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-212 hours agoYes. Even a 50mm (2 inches) tree trunk will usually win against a car on urban roads.
As an emergency responder, I can say with confidence that when a car hits a tree, it’s rare that the car wins. The tree usually just shrugs it off.
Emergency responder in a big city? Trees will fuck up a car no doubt but not usually the tiny ones lining the streets of major urban centers, most I see get to be maybe 5 in across. But it may all be location dependant.
Yes. Even a 50mm (2 inches) tree trunk will usually win against a car on urban roads.