Model 3 gets rained on by bricks

[Jon L]

My local paper EDP Norwich has this report and dashcam footage of a lorry dropping bricks onto a model 3. Well impressed with how the car took it and the passengers unharmed. Well worth a watch.

Dashcam: £50,000 Tesla crushed by concrete blocks falling from lorry

Shocking dashcam footage has revealed the moment a pallet of concrete blocks fell off the side of a lorry and smashed on top of a passing car.

www.edp24.co.uk

 

[Stranger Dings]

My local paper EDP Norwich has this report and dashcam footage of a lorry dropping bricks onto a model 3. Well impressed with how the car took it and the passengers unharmed. Well worth a watch.

Dashcam: £50,000 Tesla crushed by concrete blocks falling from lorry

Shocking dashcam footage has revealed the moment a pallet of concrete blocks fell off the side of a lorry and smashed on top of a passing car.

www.edp24.co.uk

That guy was very lucky. That could easily have been fatal.

 

[Silicon Desert]

Gee, some insurance company just bought an expensive fairly new car. Good thing the occupants are ok.

 

[Cloggie]

Scary stuff! Impressed with the protection offered by the car. Very lucky people

 

[pgkevet]

Yes the guy was lucky so I donlt feel too cruel with some:

"This is what we mean by bricked!"
"Still in factory spec"
"No we don't PDI .. any problems and just use the service app"
"No, Sir, You aren't covered by insurance. You were clearly driving with the boot open"
"Thermalite the safer block"

(with apologies)
pgk

 

[Dilly]

Thankfully it wasn’t mine though It’s a a road I use frequently and I used to live less than a quarter of mile from that spot. It’s a scene of many accidents.
my staff used to deliver newspapers by van at the nearby properties and had some narrow squeaks over the years.
I really feel for the poor guy.

 

[Mr H]

I bet the driver was 'bricking' it......his boss tried to call but he 'blocked' the number......i'll get my coat...... Embassy of Bricks and Logs | Premium Attire. Made Responsibly.

 

[GRiLLA]

Some people will do anything to get the new one with boombox.

 

[15Peter20]

That driver’s door panel gap is huge. And the boot isn’t quite closed properly if you squint.

 

[Masklin]

The lack of security on that load is criminal, lucky escape for both those in the car and those involved with the truck.

 

[UncleCreepy]

Has anybody noticed the "cosmetic" licence plate behind the windshield?

 

[ElectricBeaver]

That driver’s door panel gap is huge. And the boot isn’t quite closed properly if you squint.

That's it, I'm done with the internet for today, it won't get any better than this.

 

[Jason71]

Do you think it'll buff out?

 

[MrBadger]

Should have had it ceramic coated

 

[Jason71]

Should have had it ceramic coated

ceramic definition: "made of clay and permanently hardened by heat"
I think a brick meets that definition

 

[kuruma]

Has anybody noticed the "cosmetic" licence plate behind the windshield?

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which the Eastern Daily Press blanked out along with the number plate on their screengrab

Wonder why?

 

[adsheff]

Too many unruly lorry drivers on British roads. The vast majority are fine, but those who flaunt the rules regularly injure and kill people (including themselves). I really wish they'd enforce much stricter standards on lorry drivers, and much stricter standards on the lorries themselves. There is no good reason why all should not be fitted with lane keeping, 360º cameras, AEB etc. by standard.

 

[Envchem]

I am amazed by the reaction of the driver. Had a few choice words with the lorry driver...I don't know how I would have reacted; especially if my littles ones were in the car with me. Probably some of those bricks would be returned to their original owner....

 

[Alex987854]

Expect the national press to pick this up with headlines like "Strength of Tesla Saves Lives".

Seriously, the safety of the Model 3 was one of the key factors in me buying it.

 

[HenryT]

Expect the national press to pick this up with headlines like "Strength of Tesla Saves Lives".

Seriously, the safety of the Model 3 was one of the key factors in me buying it.

More likely to lead with "Tesla autopilot drives car into falling bricks risking multiple lives"