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If the crash was bad enough to eject someone, then the Tesla catching fire is sad, but probably not why these kids died. Driving their powerful car into a concr
by stevew20 8y ago
If the crash was bad enough to eject someone, then the Tesla catching fire is sad, but probably not why these kids died. Driving their powerful car into a concrete wall is what killed them; the make of the car has little to do with it. This article is written in a overly biased way depicting the Tesla as being at fault for steering off the road and into a concrete barrier and killing these kids; note that every time it references an event leading up to and including the crash, it puts blame on the Tesla...
"when the Tesla they were in crashed into a concrete wall and burst into flames "
"Police said the gray 2014 Tesla Motors Model S may have been speeding southbound"
Damn shoddy journalism here! I'd be ashamed to write such a nasty little article.
I don't want a car that I drive to catch fire in a severe crash, but honestly the possibility of dying in a normal car crash is several orders of magnitude higher than getting into a crash that is not severe enough to kill me instantly, but is capable of breaching the battery housing of the car. I'm more worried about getting bitten by a shark, which has a higher chance of occurring than a Tesla fire...