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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, but often they top out at 15mph

Whatever the latest 2 tonne pickup truck is, can go 10x that speed

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    As a percentage, forklifts always way more incidents, and the incidents they can cause are BAD.

    An F-150 isn't gonna make a warehouse's worth of product domino onto workers because someone leaned on the wrong lever.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I would like to introduce you to the concept for kinetic energy. Force=Mass*Acceleration

    A very heavy object moving at slow speeds can easily have the same energy or more as a lighter object going moderately fast.

    Forklift accidents also typically involve unsecured loads rather than just a collision between two objects. The collision is often an instigating factor that causes a poorly secured loads to fall and injure either the driver or a passerby.

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