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Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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I thoroughyl expect the Deparment of Government Efficiency to recommend U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) be shut down to save previous taxpayer dollars.

Am I the only one that is not excited about the next four years being constant banter of this nature? I loathe it. Nothing personal against your comment but the new administration hasn't even gone into office and I cannot get away from this.

I'm actually not bantering.

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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I'd love to see some sort of multiple regression or ANOVA on this, instead of singling out a single variable. Is car brand really the best independent predictor? Or is it specific design decisions you tend to see in certain brands? (Like, say, maximizing driver distraction by consolidating a bunch of essential controls and information displays into a touchscreen display that's really difficult to operate when it's su…

I was thinking for my next fridge to just buy a plain cheap one and then buy a cheap countertop ice cube maker.

Since that’s the thing that always breaks on the fridges. And it adds like $500 to the price.

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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> every ICE vehicle feels painfully sluggish and slow. You don't do much towing, do you?

99.9% of drivers will never tow anything in their life.

That might be a little high given how many small boats exist in this country, but definitely agree the vast majority will never tow.

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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Tesla drivers are young men with big wallets, stereotypically. That demographic is not known for their carefulness in traffic, or in any other matter. I'm sure that simple confounding factor is enough to explain the excessive fatality rate of Tesla cars.

Tesla drivers demographic was that maybe in 2015. Today, it's the California camry.

And the same boring colors, year after year

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

#137

I thoroughyl expect the Deparment of Government Efficiency to recommend U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) be shut down to save previous taxpayer dollars.

Am I the only one that is not excited about the next four years being constant banter of this nature? I loathe it. Nothing personal against your comment but the new administration hasn't even gone into office and I cannot get away from this.

I'm also jaded by the constant snark I/we have to resort to to cope and disconnect from the insanity that is today's world

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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Doesn't each major government do independent safety testing/has independent safety requirements, anyway?

VW diesel-gate How many of the independents caught that?

Interestingly, it was a study commissioned by a non-profit, and performed by a university: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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I never understood how in America, a DUI seems to be (from films etc) a relatively minor issue. In the UK you get a prison sentence, even if you didn't cause any harm (eg we're spot-tested).

DUI simply isn't enforced. If it were, the number of arrests would be stratospheric, and people's lives would be completely upended by being unable to drive.

Re: Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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Am I the only one that is not excited about the next four years being constant banter of this nature? I loathe it. Nothing personal against your comment but the new administration hasn't even gone into office and I cannot get away from this.

They have already announced what they are going to do, with the pro-Trump side saying he's not serious or will mellow out the plan before he takes office, and the anti-Trump side saying he will do exactly what he says he's going to do. Basically a repeat of 2016.

not a repeat of 2016 at all. he's got every lever of the government at his disposal. stacked supreme court, three branches of government on his side. hiring the worst people for every job possible and hiring only for fealty to him.

this will be much worse than 2016.

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