Re:Photos of Crashed Tesla Electric Roadster in Junkyard (10...
by jrockway on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @08:29PM
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Are any (non-race) cars designed to be safe at 100MPH?
But anyway, the car can't be blamed for any of the three accidents. They were all due to the driver not paying attention -- a problem in any car.
Re:Photos of Crashed Tesla Electric Roadster in Junkyard (10...
by cstejerean on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @08:43PM
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Sometimes being ejected from the car is a good thing, depends largely on where you land. But anyone really concerned about safety shouldn't be driving 100mph. IIRC suddenly stopping at that speed has a chance of ripping your heart from its arteries and instantly killing you.
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"So far, the Tesla has proven to be a fairly safe vehicle with none of the 3 crashes resulting in serious injuries."
Huh? Is ejecting the occupants upon a crash the accepted safety mechanism these days?
Seems like these guys were mostly lucky.
Three crashes out of the couple hundred vehicles that exist doesn't seem like a very good record...