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Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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307 points MBCook | 3 comments | 15 Nov 24 20:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.621s | source
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legitster ◴[15 Nov 24 20:46 UTC] No.42150811[source]▶
In a big picture, this makes sense. You can load the cars with safety features, but it doesn't change the fact that these cars are very heavy, very fast, and loaded with features that reward distracted driving. In the US at least, the top killer of drivers are trees on the side of the road.
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kevinqi ◴[15 Nov 24 21:11 UTC] No.42151122[source]▶
Aside from the distracted driving part, which is real, there are two physical aspects of the model 3 that I find to be safety issues as well-- the two front windshield beams are thick and add a sort of blind spot, and the side mirrors don't give you great field of view.
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1. nomel ◴[15 Nov 24 21:14 UTC] No.42151166[source]▶
Same with my older Toyota. They stuffed airbags in them, which is nice, but I've had several times where an adult on a bike is completely obscured, with my passenger having to scream "stop!". After the second time, I now bob my head like a maniac to look around them.

Can't wait for displays on pillars, to make them appear transparent.

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2. tzs ◴[16 Nov 24 01:17 UTC] No.42153301[source]▶
The pillars on my 2006 CR-V haven't been a problem. Did pillars get bigger on newer cars, or did Honda use smaller pillars, or what?

They are wide enough that their horizontal angular width could be larger than the horizontal angular width of a pedestrian more than a couple or so meters away but due to their angle there is plenty of the pedestrian still visible.

I spent a while just sitting in a busy parking lot watching people go by and seeing how their visibility changed and I couldn't find any situation where I'd have trouble seeing a pedestrian unless they were far enough away that there was no chance I'd hit them even if I never saw them.

3. kevinqi ◴[16 Nov 24 02:19 UTC] No.42153575[source]▶
yeah I've had a similar experience with a bike and do the head bob thing now too. glad to know it's not just me