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So, the only ‘proof’ given is https://www.rivervaleleasing.co.uk/blog/posts/which-cars-have-been-in-the-most-least-accidents https://www.rivervaleleasing.co.uk/
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So, the only ‘proof’ given is https://www.rivervaleleasing.co.uk/blog/posts/which-cars-have-been-in-the-most-least-accidents https://www.rivervaleleasing.co.uk/blog/posts/which-cars-hav..., which compares brands on #accidents per car sold.
I don’t think that’s a good metric. A better one would be #accidents per kilometer driven, and even then, it would think that would favor newer, expensive brands because younger, less experienced drivers tend to drive older, cheaper cars)
so, it doesn’t surprise me that the top 10 on that metric has many brands for cars that, on average, aren’t driven a lot of kilometers each year such as Ferrari and Maserati.
That article knows that, too, as it states “By this measure, it’s the Vauxhall Zafira that has had the most incidents, with over 500 accidents for every 10,000 models. However, this is likely not related to the Zafira itself as the car rated was five stars for safety by Euro NCAP, with standard features like seat belt reminders and an airbag cut-off switch for children.”
So, the claim is that this metric proofs Teslas are safe compared to other cars, even though the article that introduced the metric acknowledges the metric can’t be used to measure relative safety.