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Because comparing the fatality rate of a Corolla going 50mph and a Tesla going 90mph is useless to a person who wants a car that is safe when driven responsibly
by Petersipoi 2y ago
Because comparing the fatality rate of a Corolla going 50mph and a Tesla going 90mph is useless to a person who wants a car that is safe when driven responsibly.
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- janalsncm 2y agoUnless the Tesla induces unsafe behavior, of course. Does the car make it easier to break the speed limit, drive distracted, or drive under the influence? I don’t know.
- bravetraveler 2y agoQuite literally selling points
- skybrian 2y agoIt seems fair to say that it's difficult to control for variation due to the drivers being different. But I don't think giving faster cars a better rating is a good way to control for that. Faster seems more dangerous for other reasons.
- mrguyorama 2y agoCorollas can easily go 90mph, so can a Prius, so can a dodge neon. Even eco-shitboxes in the US have 160 hp. Sure, they get 0-60 times of 10 seconds, but I don't think there's been a car model in the US that cannot reach 100mph in decades