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>Tesla has a safety record that’s not unimpressive compared to the 36k... But when Tesla cars were then compared to similarly priced cars; that record dropped
by cortic 5y ago
>Tesla has a safety record that’s not unimpressive compared to the 36k...
But when Tesla cars were then compared to similarly priced cars; that record dropped through the floor.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoWhat were the numbers, out of curiosity? Telsa is worse per mile for safety than others similarly priced cars?
- cortic 5y agoI don't remember except that i found it significant, i tried to find the article i think it was a university that did the study, if i find it i will post it.
- creddit 5y agoI’m not sure why we would care about controlling for price of the car…
- krisoft 5y agoThere are many reasons why one could be interested in that. On the personal decision making level you might want to know what car provides the best safety record for your budget. If you can afford a tesla you would be interested in the safety of similarly priced cars to compare with. On the society wide statistics level Tesla drivers are not exactly like the whole driving population. If for no other reason the price selects a specific demographics with their associated behaviour patterns. By controlling for the price we can hope to better control for these differences too.
- Xylakant 5y agoYou’d also want to control for age of car. Recent expensive cars are more likely to have advanced safety features that older or cheaper cars lack. Maintenance can also be a factor.
- ra7 5y agoPrice indicates class of the vehicle (premium in Tesla’s case), so they can be compared with cars in the same class that have similar safety features.