Re:No one was in driver’s seat in fatal Tesla crash
by mywittyname on Monday April 19, 2021 @04:33PM
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Car companies need to stop fucking around with door handles. All door handles should be physically connected to the latch mechanism.
The time someone really needs a mechanical door latch will be an emergency situation where they are not in the frame of mind necessary to understand why the handle they've successfully used a million other times is suddenly not functioning.
Imagine getting into a fist fight, only to realize that when you go to cover your face, your brain instead decides that your arms should cover your ass instead. "Well, the human manual says that during a fist fight, stomping your feet will cause your arms to cover your face." is hardly what someone wants to hear.
Re:No one was in driver’s seat in fatal Tesla crash
by brianwawok on Monday April 19, 2021 @04:26PM
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The rear manual on a 3/Y is a wire at the bottom of the map pocket on the door.
I teach new passengers about it like some kind of airline safety video, but I doubt all people do.
> The interior handles on the front doors electronically open the door; if you continue pulling them all the way, a cable engages and unlocks the door in case of power loss
> The rear door latch is in the body frame and not the door. Therefore, in the event of power loss, there's something to pull on under the seat which will open the door
That's from 2012, so things have probably changed for the S. The front door looks easy enough, but if the front door was damaged from the accident... the rear-manual open procedure looks complicated.