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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

bigger cars react worse to speed bumps, not better.

more mass is more inertia to dampen.

more height is more leverage you feel sitting up higher.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 week ago* (6 children)

    A lifted Ford Ranger Raptor doesn't even need to brake for them.

    A lowered hot hatch at the same speed goes airborne.

    It's all about the amount of travel on the shock absorbers. Small and sporty cars have almost none.

    The "more mass = more intertia to dampen" rule doesn't come into play until it's your face absorbing the radiator grill.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    If you're driving a truck over a speed bump at a speed that would launch a hatchback into the air, you are driving way too fucking fast over that speedbump.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    It happens at half the speed limit.

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