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> If the tow truck didn't arrive at exactly when it did, the stalled Tesla would have been nearly invisible to traffic getting on the freeway. It goes to show,
by ChrisAntaki 13y ago
> If the tow truck didn't arrive at exactly when it did, the stalled Tesla would have been nearly invisible to traffic getting on the freeway.
It goes to show, even with advanced technology, low-tech items like road flares can be life savers.
- revelation 13y agoNo idea what the law is like over there, but here you are obligated to place a warning triangle some distance out and every car must carry a kit that among first-aid stuff has such a triangle. Not sure if I'd try that stuck on the left lane of the freeway (or Autobahn).
- bagels 13y agoCommercial truck drivers are the only ones that actually do this. Nearly nobody carries flares or triangles. edit: It wasn't clear, I was talking about California, where this story takes place.
- spinlock 13y agoPsst. Leave it to the Germans to do things right. /s
- danmaz74 13y agoThese terrible, terrible regulations we have in Europe... ;)
- raldi 13y agoWhere is "here"?
- masklinn 13y agoAutobahn -> Austria or Germany Probably Austria, according to http://shop.theaa.com/content/driving-in-europe http://shop.theaa.com/content/driving-in-europe triangle and high-vis jacket are not mandatory in Germany (they are in Austria)
- rasz_pl 13y agoNo, it goes to show he is a liar, attached photo had tesla half way up the ramp with lighs still on.
- HelloMcFly 13y agoPerhaps hazards have their own source of power independent of the main battery. I'd hope so, anyway.
- shalmanese 13y agoWhich is consistent with his story since he claimed the hazards went out "While the tow truck was setting up to load the Tesla" which was a 15 minute process.