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by awinograd 1137 days ago
Outweighed substantially is doing a lot of handwaving. Turns out that difference matters[1] when it comes to injury.

Maybe an analogous question would be: would you rather be stepped on by a horse or an elephant? Both substantially outweigh you but I bet you'll pick the horse.

[1] https://www.nber.org/digest/nov11/vehicle-weight-and-automot....