Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bill Sloman Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: ATV deaths Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 16:36:08 +1000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:36:45 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7ae2be2817b875734f77ead6f689ab58"; logging-data="3418171"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/HcE3Hx+u1RvWNtwoehukm28bnEnlzyRo=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:askA9uJjoWHQuhB/EqJSy25kEAw= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2301 On 2/06/2024 12:37 am, john larkin wrote: > https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/05/31/ATV-deaths-climb/5041717180947/ > > I wonder if this is a result of super-powerful cheap battery-powered > things. It has probably got more to do with with more of them being bought and used. Cars on regular roads are dangerous enough - all terrain vehicles are designed for use on poorer quality roads, and more frequent accidents are part of the package. > https://www.amazon.com/JOYRACER-Powerful-Electric-Bluetooth-Suspension/dp/B0CNGKYP8X > > A couple of my employees have been hurt driving over-powered ebikes > and scooters in the city. As the article says, the casualties are > mostly males, people who enjoy speed and acceleration. > > It wouldn't shock me if it turned out that some deaths result from > mosfet failures in the (cheap) motor drivers. But you've adduced absolutely zero evidence to suggest that this is actually a problem. Current statistics report that gasoline powered vehicle catch on fire a at considerably higher rate than electric vehicles - newspapers report the electrical vehicle fires with more enthusiasm, precisely because they are less frequent. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney