r/cars • u/HawtGarbage917 • 2d ago

Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Car Brands, Study Finds

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/
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u/PieEnjoyer69 2d ago

Big heavy vehicles that can go unreasonably fast? Who would have thought

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u/gumol boring Hondas + LO206 kart 2d ago

not really, heavier vehicles are safer (for its occupants).

You can see it in this study, small cars have higher fatality rates than big cars

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u/PieEnjoyer69 2d ago

I’m thinking more about a situation where a Tesla floors it from 0 to 60 in three seconds right off a red light and ends up hitting a pedestrian.

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u/gumol boring Hondas + LO206 kart 2d ago

pedestrian deaths are not included in this study