←back to thread

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

(www.roadandtrack.com)
307 points MBCook | 1 comments | 15 Nov 24 20:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
Show context
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.
replies(9): >>42150846 #>>42151064 #>>42151101 #>>42151122 #>>42151123 #>>42151373 #>>42151792 #>>42152029 #>>42153004 #
SoftTalker ◴[15 Nov 24 21:33 UTC] No.42151373[source]▶
What makes sense to me is the top 3 cars:

Tesla - autopilot that really isn't, gets fooled in many situations, driver lulled into not paying attention, can't react quickly enough when the computer bails, and ends up driving into a bridge abutment at 75mph.

Kia - cheap cars built to minimum safety standards driven by young people who aren't very experienced drivers.

Buick - cars driven by geriatrics whose declines in vision and reaction speed probably should have resulted in their licenses being revoked five years ago but who still insist on driving themselves.

replies(2): >>42151874 #>>42209263 #
1. bsder ◴[21 Nov 24 22:17 UTC] No.42209263[source]▶
> Buick - cars driven by geriatrics whose declines in vision and reaction speed probably should have resulted in their licenses being revoked five years ago but who still insist on driving themselves.

It takes until 85+ years old to match the accident frequency of the 16-25 years old cohort. Should we ban young adults from driving?

The reality is that the drivers tests should be MUCH more stringent for all cohorts. The reality is also that not having a car in the US is a horrible handicap.

So, we are stuck in a very suboptimal spot until self-driving cars come online.