Vehicles are functional designs. Anytime the function follows the form I’m out, and in vehicle design the function needs to include safety like a working windshield wiper or doors that open in an emergency, or smooth corners that won’t kill or make pedestrians, or crumple zones that won’t flatten other motorists.
I’m with you on the functional bit, but the form/function order doesn’t bother me as much. So long as there are functions like safety and stuff.
I doubt the corners are sharp enough to cause any extra damage over the standard “pedestrian struck by vehicle” fare. Smooth vehicles kill just as well based purely on the virtues of being very heavy and strong compared to our fleshy bodies.
Vehicles are functional designs. Anytime the function follows the form I’m out, and in vehicle design the function needs to include safety like a working windshield wiper or doors that open in an emergency, or smooth corners that won’t kill or make pedestrians, or crumple zones that won’t flatten other motorists.
I’m with you on the functional bit, but the form/function order doesn’t bother me as much. So long as there are functions like safety and stuff.
I doubt the corners are sharp enough to cause any extra damage over the standard “pedestrian struck by vehicle” fare. Smooth vehicles kill just as well based purely on the virtues of being very heavy and strong compared to our fleshy bodies.