▲ 700 ▼ 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open | There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis. (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 8 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago* (3 children) I feel like when operating a lethal hunk of metal at such speeds, perhaps it should be a requirement to RTFM. For several reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) Up until about 15 years ago any person who knew how to drive any random car would have been able to operate about 99% of all cars in existence safely without ever looking at a fucking manual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago Now, my manual gearbox is a theft deterrent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago So if I call an Uber and it’s a Tesla, it’s my fault if I can’t escape after a crash cuz I didn’t RTFM? permalink fedilink source parent [–] tibi@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago What about the passengers? You can't expect them to read the manual of every vehicle they go into. In an accident the driver could be incapacitated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 11 points 8 months ago (1 child) Up until about 15 years ago any person who knew how to drive any random car would have been able to operate about 99% of all cars in existence safely without ever looking at a fucking manual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago Now, my manual gearbox is a theft deterrent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago Now, my manual gearbox is a theft deterrent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago So if I call an Uber and it’s a Tesla, it’s my fault if I can’t escape after a crash cuz I didn’t RTFM? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tibi@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago What about the passengers? You can't expect them to read the manual of every vehicle they go into. In an accident the driver could be incapacitated. permalink fedilink source parent