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Sounds like an inappropriate use of Technology when speed bumps do the job adequately or at least no less inadequately

Could be fake but certainly plausible and totally in character.

The "negative speed bump" idea may be a little overly complex, as it relies on radar. I guess if the radar fails, it stops working.

In the latest vehicle crash tests, some Chinese EV's actually scored very highly. https://www.drive.com.au/news/new-chinese-ev-earn-top-marks-in-ancap-testing/

Red, the only "negative speed bump" FB news article that I can find, is from 2018 - and the news article says they were "being trialled". I have never seen these things in Perth, so I guess the trial was possibly an expensive flop. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155643410529072

I used to worry about Donold. Then I thought about Don Jr. I really hope this isn't developing into a dynasty..... Yeah, no matter how bad everything gets, things can always get worse.

We have "superior to Lead acid" Batteries Now. Nev

Beware of random thoughts...

Well, it seems such a thing does exist. The good thing about it is that it only deploys for the vehicles that are speeding. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17TjHhm1De/

Maybe @onetrack can confirm this,. A US expat living in Perth since the beginning of the year has posted on Facebook that she was surprised by the unusual negative speed humps in Perth. Instead of the standard speed "hump", these ones are activated by radar, and if a car is exceeding the speed limit, a plate on the exit side drops down, and the car drops a few centimetres into it. If the car is at or below the limit, it remains flat. I haven't heard of this anywhere else.

Electric cars? They'll never catch on....

You are showing a fair bit of Ignorance there, GON. First thing to GO with a Roo is usually the radiator. Batteries DON'T fall Out and catch fire either. Get with the technology. There's NO corded Power tools these days. An electric motor is near 100% efficient with practically no maintenance. No Dirty oil, No corrosive exhaust system, clutch, Gearbox, Fuel to be contaminated. No need for any tune ups.Nev

In no way would I try to convince you to buy an EV, but facts do matter. In terms of hitting a roo I would rather hit one in this vehicle, which has nothing critical to get damaged. I would rather hit a roo in this and probably be able to keep driving than a typical IC car. As far as cost goes, the price of EVs is falling. In fact already more economical if you consider the lifetime cost (maintenance and fuel) As far as batteries falling out, I don't really think that is a thing? As far as catching fire goes, the statistics show that IC fires are more common than EV fires. As battery chemistries change, EV fires will become almost nonexistent. Already, there are many cars on the market with LFP that have an even better fire history. Like it or not, EVs are here to stay and are only getting better year by year. Yeah, I look back at my first car, a 1970 Ford Cortina with rose coloured glasses. A carburettor that needed to be constantly adjusted, also the distributor gap. Later, I got a car with fuel injection, and then later airbags, etc., technology has never stood still.

A woman from Sydney who was a tree hugging, vegetarian and anti-hunter purchased a piece of native bushland in northern NSW . There was a large gum tree on one of the highest points in her property. She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she started to climb the big gum. As she neared the top she encountered a koala that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she hurried to a local ER to see a doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist, vegetarian, and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go wait in the examining room and he would see if he could help her. She sat and waited three hours before the doctor re-appeared.The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?" He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, Native Vegetation, Parks and Wildlife service, and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a 'recreational area' so close to a Waste Treatment Facility. "And I'm sorry, they turned you down."

It's a matter of purchase price versus damage. Paying all that money for an EV, only to have the battery fall out and catch fire after hitting a deep pot hole or smashing into a large roo, both of which there are plenty out here. No one cares, so I won't care about EVs. It's bad enough that my cheaper petrol car got damaged by a roo, but I could keep going. An EV would probably stop dead - it's not worth the risk.

Sounds like bullshit to me

Correct.

Yankee doodle dandy

Not sure why it being an EV makes any difference.

They'd have to fix the pot holes and block the kangaroos out here before I'd even contemplate getting an electric car.

LIFE on a Honda 2008............ Is there something special you could wash it with.? Nev

When you run out of Hope, Call for Donald the Dope. HE will fix it so as HE gets More Power and money. Until People wake UP. Nev

It’s ok, we just keep out heads down.