This happened in Toronto on October 24th

  • GameGod@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    If there was a burning car and I had to open your Tesla’s door from the outside to save you, you’re dead because I wouldn’t be able to figure out how to use the handle, regardless of whether the thing was still powered or not.

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      22 hours ago

      I have had many people ride in my Tesla and most of them opened the door by pulling the emergency handle… By instinct. So great job reading a headline and commenting without ever being in a Tesla, calling something you have never seen “bad design”.

      Some kind of argument this group deals with when people say " busses/trains don’t work [instead made up thing they have never seen]"

      Great job furthering the cause or any change at improving anything.

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        19 hours ago

        I’m talking about accessing the Tesla from the outside. It’s not obvious how you do that, and I’ve been picked up by several Teslas that were Ubers. (IIRC isn’t there something like the handles don’t pop out if the doors are locked too? I just remember that I’ve struggled with this)

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          5 hours ago

          So anyone in a sports car? Porsche, Massaratti, Audi, Ferrari and many others used these way before Tesla…

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      23 hours ago

      Try breaking a window man, do your due diligence and save a life. Don’t just give up at the slight obstacle.

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        23 hours ago

        If the occupant is unconscious, dragging one out of the window can make things significantly worse if there are injuries from a crash. The door handle should always be available. Even if the door won’t open on one side because of an impact there, use the other side. There are much better alternatives than dragging someone over shattered glass out of a window.

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          22 hours ago

          It’s safety glass. More like pebbles than sharp shards. Please drag me over shattered automotive glass if I’m otherwise burning alive in a car.

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          23 hours ago

          Life over limbs. If the vehicle is on fire and I’m unconscious, fucking drag me out by any means necessary.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        20 hours ago

        Not risking my life EXTRA for someone still choosing to drive a Tesla after all of this, I’ll keep on keepin’ on and leave that to the professionals

        • CanadianBeetroot@lemm.ee
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          19 hours ago

          Not saving a life because of their choice of vehicle… that’s really sad.

          Imagine seeing a car on fire and actually saying to yourself “ hell nah, screw that guy, he chose to drive a Tesla, he deserve to burn alive”.

          Great way of thinking man. I hope I don’t live anywhere near you.

          • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            19 hours ago

            Imagine seeing a car on fire and actually saying to yourself “ hell nah, screw that guy, he chose to drive a Tesla, he deserve to burn alive”.

            Great way of thinking man

            Strawman: destroyed

            Try:

            Fuck helping that guy, I’m not figuring out how his stupid door works and potentially getting hurt myself because he chose to drive a stupidly designed vehicle

            Notice how in yours it’s some sort of bigotry towards the car, while I specifically pointed out that Tesla’s are objectively less safe to interact with and that was the reason, with 0 sympathy being offered because they chose to drive a badly designed car

            • CanadianBeetroot@lemm.ee
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              19 hours ago

              you could learn how to open a Tesla door so that if you ever come across a Tesla that’s on fire, you could save a life. There are plenty of youtube videos, less than 10 seconds of your time.

              You could make a difference in someone’s life.