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JKCalhoun, that would be applicable if the Tesla was less safe than other vehicles, but its consistently shown to be more safe than most vehicles... Even the ba
by jmcdiesel 9y ago
JKCalhoun, that would be applicable if the Tesla was less safe than other vehicles, but its consistently shown to be more safe than most vehicles... Even the battery fires everyone goes on and on about, Teslas (based on accident rates, to scale the data) are much less likely to catch fire than a gasoline powered car. They are safe in impacts as well...
- zkms 9y agoThere's an issue with the door so they're getting sued for the door issue. It's not some kind of general indictment of Tesla nor Elon Musk, it's just that lawsuits are alas one of the very few ways that disputes can be resolved in our non-centrally-planned economy. Does liability law sometimes cause bad collateral damage (like you mentioned here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14187563 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14187563 with general aviation)? Yes. But that doesn't mean that every lawsuit over a vehicle is inappropriate. Tesla vehicles are safer than most other vehicles but that isn't an excuse for sub-par design around emergency egress. This story have been "my Tesla crashed and has battery fire but the conveniently-located door override nevertheless let me get out fast" -- I'm disappointed because Tesla could have done better.