Tesla's Safety Record vs. Volvo

Re:Tesla's Safety Record vs. Volvo by thomassmith65 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:13AM (#31431029)

  And while Volvo states a clear commitment to reaching zero deaths 
  and shows very obvious actions to achieving that laudable goal, 
  Tesla seems only to come up with lies and excuses for why it has 
  keeps failing — killing more and more people.

The post convincingly makes that case. Now I have an urge to buy a Volvo.

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Re:Tesla's Safety Record vs. Volvo by mieses on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:33AM (#31431122)

As a more than casual observer of Volvo drivers, it's important to factor in their increased recklessness which possibly follows from a sense of safety ("bloody volvo driver" meme). On the other hand, one often sees people sleeping in the driver's seats of Teslas.

I would guess Volvo drivers are safer because they are either cautious people, awake at the wheel, or driving recklessly which may increase awareness and reaction time compared to a sleeping Tesla driver.

Simply, Volvo drivers tend to have more human agency.

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Re:Tesla's Safety Record vs. Volvo by robswc on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:41AM (#31431161)

Yea... I imagine sports cars are going to have deaths due to pure reckless drivers in addition to deaths that just happen because they aren't as safe.

I would wager the average Mustang or Corvette driver doesn't drive the same as your average Honda Odyssey driver, lol

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