interesting article

[Soul Surfer]

Jury finds Tesla just '1%' responsible for a Florida teen's crash

Tesla is receiving minimal blame for a fiery 2018 crash in South Florida, which killed two teenagers and injured another.

autos.yahoo.com

Found Tesla responsible for 1% of the lawsuit. interesting. I personally think Tesla should be 0% responsible. Start discussing.

 

[Tam]

Tesla should be 0% responsible. Start discussing.

Guess where that 1% comes from:

Elon Musk admitted Tesla mistake to crash victim’s dad, lawyer says

“Well, I guess we shouldn’t have taken the limiter off,” Riley recalled Musk saying.

headtopics.com

 

[Tam]

...I personally think Tesla should be 0% responsible...

Me too. Driving 118 MPH in a 30 MPH zone should not be rewarded with $10.5 million.

 

[Soul Surfer]

What I find disturbing is that this is similar to someone owning a high powered rifle, then their irresponsible son goes on a killing spree, and they sue the gun manufacturer. It's a bit of a stretch, I guess, but essentially any vehicle can be weaponized.

This is the part that really gets to me:
"Tesla lawyers argued that Riley's parents were negligent by allowing him to drive the car, despite his record of reckless driving and speeding."
It's the parents who should be sued for dereliction of duty as parents.

 

[Ostrichsak]

What I find disturbing is that this is similar to someone owning a high powered rifle, then their irresponsible son goes on a killing spree, and they sue the gun manufacturer. It's a bit of a stretch, I guess, but essentially any vehicle can be weaponized.

This is the part that really gets to me:
"Tesla lawyers argued that Riley's parents were negligent by allowing him to drive the car, despite his record of reckless driving and speeding."
It's the parents who should be sued for dereliction of duty as parents.

Perfect analogy. Another example is suing beer makers for DUI-related accidents or other alcohol related accidents/deaths.

Anything so that outraged people don't have to accept the fact that their loved one messed up. That big bad [insert company name here] did this! Pay me!

#imissamerica