Roadster Safety Items

[Tovar]

A friend totaled his Roadster last night. A red light runner T-Boned the passenger door at 45MPH, and injuries were 2 broken ribs, a banged up knee, and a passenger broken collar bone.

I have attached a picture of what is inside the door to illustrate the safety measures Tesla incorporated to keep occupants safe.

 

[wiztecy]

Yes, its one nice sized beam in there. What's with the two different colors on the Roadster? Red driver door, silver passenger door, and a silver cabin. Was the driver's side damage previously?

 

[AltPowr]

Actually, I don't think Tesla did anything. I have seen the inside of a Lotus Elise door years ago, and I think it looked exactly the same. So I think that may be standard Elise hardware used in the Roadster.

 

[Roadrunner13]

The doors on the roadster are significantly bigger than the Elise as the door sill is lowered by an inch..
So I don't know if they copied the Elise's design but if they did,
it was at a minimum a deliberate decision to keep it safe as they had to redraw it significantly!