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beepbeep_beep_beep t1_j3kf084 wrote

Right up until one gets blown into a power line and knocks our power to a neighborhood with people on life support systems.

Part 107 and Part 135 exist for a reason.

The liability insurance requirements states and municipalities are going to require are going to be pretty costly once the lawsuits start rolling in.

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joeschmoe86 t1_j3kgt10 wrote

>The liability insurance requirements states and municipalities are going to require are going to be pretty costly once the lawsuits start rolling in.

I hear what you're saying, but it also doesn't take much to be safer than the average delivery driver.

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Johnny_Oats t1_j3kghn4 wrote

delivery drivers can crash into power lines too.

i don't think a pizza has enough force to take out a power grid. a car would actually be way more likely.

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Momojanaimo t1_j3mh84u wrote

True, I'm more worried about that gust of wind or night flying, a car/driver is more capable of avoiding that power line, imo.

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Johnny_Oats t1_j3nmx3h wrote

still, a drone wouldn't cut down a power line even if it did get blown into one. their propellors can't cut through thick aluminum.

here's what happens: https://youtu.be/V0_DfjiKkeY?t=96

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Momojanaimo t1_j3ntt8i wrote

I saw this one video of balloons blowing up transformers or something. Crazy stuff like that sounds disastrous. At the end of the day, I don't know if we should trust pizza employees with drone deliveries. Maybe like a 3rd party drone control center

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