Post Ao6QjyeIkFOSGavPbk by mikej@mastodon.online
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(DIR) Post #Ao4xFWTroloaO7D7Fw by hn50@social.lansky.name
2024-11-15T21:10:07Z
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Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study FindsLink: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42150443
(DIR) Post #Ao5H59eTq1znlzVZeC by johnlogic@sfba.social
2024-11-16T00:52:19Z
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@hn50 If the Tesla's vehicles are in fact as safe as they are recognized as being, then perhaps their unusually high fatality rates can be attributed to self-selection of inherently-bad drivers buying them.
(DIR) Post #Ao5SqmsQuvBsX8wyMi by nanook@friendica.eskimo.com
2024-11-16T03:01:54Z
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5.6 death per BILLION miles driven. I've probably driven close to a million miles in my life. And that's as opposed to 5.5 for Kia, not a huge outlier. However it is NOT the highest, Corvette is 13.6 deaths per billion miles, about 2-1/2 times that of Tesla. I do think when you're comparing death rates you need to compare similar performance to be reasonable because it is certainly easier to kill yourself at 140 than at 50.
(DIR) Post #Ao6QjyeIkFOSGavPbk by mikej@mastodon.online
2024-11-16T14:15:08Z
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@hn50 And people say there's never any good news any more.