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

Post by robertlagrant » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 10:50 PM UTC

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You are not alone in this sentiment. It is beyond the pale that the denizens of a 'hacker forum' are often so narrow-minded when it comes to engaging those who think outside of the personal zone of ideological preference. The same people who have been yammering about the importance of 'diversity' are dead set against diversity of opinion. Grow up, folks, get outside your comfort zone and engage some of those deplorab…

Hacker News' eventual death started the moment it joined the hysteria over the Lab Leak Theory. Since then it has trended more and more to be like Reddit, with ideological tribal concerns occupying an increasingly large mindshare. This drives away people who want to have earnest conversations in good faith, giving even more power to the ideologues. It will be a long death spiral but you can see it happening day by da…

Post by Melatonic » Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 11:10 PM UTC

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The list of deadliest cars is a mixture of compact cars and sports cars. Compact cars are less safe because they get obliterated in collisions with bigger vehicles. Sports cars are unsafe because drivers tend to drive them at high speeds and attempt dangerous cornering maneuvers, eg driving the Pacific Coastal Highway at high speeds. Teslas are faster than many sports cars, but in the case of the Model Y and Model X…

Post by jquery » Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 9:15 AM UTC

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The last COVID stimulus package added from 1 to 4% to inflation, but that was transitory. The wider rise was largely due to other factors such as supply chain disruptions from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The latter significantly raised oil prices worldwide which in turn raised costs for all kinds of things. Here's an article that covers a lot of the factors [1]. [1] https://www.poynter.org/fact-che…

A source with less partisan politics involved: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/federal-spendi...

Post by t0mas88 » Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 9:20 AM UTC

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> A focused, alert driver I dislike how tesla kills situational awareness. It is the central touchscreen. The model 3 and y and cybertruck put everything there - both status and control. You have to look to the side to see the speed of the vehicle, and the gearshift is on the touchscreen. The S and X both retain a dashboard in front of you, but most of the controls moved to the touchscreen. And the removal of stalks…

I dislike how 99% of cars make you look down so far. Looking to the side as well isn't an issue, especially when my gaze is scanning my mirrors. By comparison, my older Prius has the speedometer at the base of the windshield super close to the road. It's simply better. I haven't tried a heads-up display, though.

Post by jquery » Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 9:30 AM UTC

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Nobody needs to take notes, we’ve known what this is for a hundred years. We spent most of the last century trying to get rid of autocracy in various places, there’s entire libraries worth of books detailing this playbook at this point.

The good old autocracy that tries to get rid of autocratic policies and institutions. You can’t make this up.