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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by axylone on Monday August 19, 2013 @11:43PM (#6241586)
Here's the video of the Tesla pole test: http://youtu.be/_Al3IUHt9Wc?t=32s

Honda Accord for comparison: http://youtu.be/ycntFFUfGkU?t=30s

Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by IgorPartola on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @08:14AM (#6243152)
Anyone else notice Tesla's flying rear view mirror that nearly hit the dummy in the face? Maybe they forgot to apply the little alcohol wipe before gluing it on the windshield :).
Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by duylamnguyenngo on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @04:37AM (#6242450)
If Tesla can bring this maintain this level of vehicle safety to its lower priced vehicles (gen iii vehicles: http://insideevs.com/tesla-gen-iii-to-eliminate-price-premiu...), then their dedication to quality, and not just economics, will be even more applaudable.
Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by mgolawala on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @12:46PM (#6244866)
Tesla makes an impressive vehicle, but it is unfair to compare a ~$80K machine to a ~$30K one.

A fairer comparison would be to a BMW 5xx or Mercedes E class. Tesla may still fair better but not by as huge a margin.

Having said all that... wow, that is a surprisingly huge difference in results!

Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by Recoil42 on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @01:24PM (#6245138)
Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by ericHosick on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @03:35PM (#6246027)
It also looks like, in an accident, the lights on the Tesla start to flash.
Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by pilom on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @04:03PM (#6246156)
The lights wouldn't appear to be flashing, they are blinking at a faster rate than the human eye can see and thus just to a person appear dimmer than they would if they were on full power.

Most dimming of LED's is done with this super fast blinking technique because LED's can be either on or off unlike incandesant bulbs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation

Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by JVIDEL on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @10:20AM (#6243851)
That's an Accord coupe, the B pillar is more thick than a 4-door version, wouldn't that mean the sedan would score even worse?
Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by nkoren on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @03:29AM (#6242271)
Okay, that's impressive. The Accord isn't a bad car per se, but its dummy is clearly having a much worse day.