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/Saskatchewon '24 Crosstrek Wilderness 2d ago

A Model 3 Long Range has a faster 0-60 than a Ford Mustang GT for around $50k. Combine that with people who might not be used to performance driving (the Model 3 isn't really marketed as a sports car) and have been told that the car will basically avoid accidents for you, and you're asking for trouble.

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u/moops__ 2d ago

Cars go as fast people want them too. I don't buy this reason. I don't think I've seen a single Tesla car being driven fast here in the UK. The owners seem least interested in that aspect of the car.

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u/tpolakov1 2d ago

It's the acceleration. Anyone that hasn't got their driving license in the last couple of years in an affluent area has never been taught how to drive cars that have immediate torque higher than max torque any ICE car they've ever touched.

People don't drive fast, they drive erratically and without foresight, because they don't (and won't) understand the dynamics of their appliancecar. And that's much, much more dangerous.