JeffK
Well-Known Member
I hope that if it was a matter of accidentally resuming cruise control that they make it a little more difficult to have that happen by accident.
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Not a joke (except the "lady driver" part) nor a conclusion. It was a hypothesis. I've heard of people not wanting to take responsibility for their actions before. Sorry if it offended you.Is this a joke? You can't be serious. If you are serious, I'm assuming your conclusion that 'she was embarrassed and lied to her husband' or that 'he would look to blame someone else' reflects your personal situation. (And in that case, sympathies.) It surely doesn't reflect my situation or that of women I know.
Studies have support that while men drive about 30% more miles than women (on average), on a 'per mile' basis, the accident rate is the same.
Maybe it was his teenage son. Or his brother. Or him (the logical conclusion, since he said he was driving).Not a joke (except the "lady driver" part) nor a conclusion. It was a hypothesis. I've heard of people not wanting to take responsibility for their actions before. Sorry if it offended you.
Oh I see the problem. You didn't read the thread.Maybe it was his teenage son. Or his brother. Or him (the logical conclusion, since he said he was driving).
But your assumption was it was a 'lady driver'. I understand people tend to filter their assumptions based on their personal life experience. Hence your statement and then my reaction.
Peace.
The guy SAID his wife was driving. She wasn't assuming it was a woman... the guy said it was a woman.Hah. Yes, I did.
The guy SAID his wife was driving. She wasn't assuming it was a woman... the guy said it was a woman.
I only saw that he said his wife's arms were burned by air bag deployment, but nothing that indicated she was behind the wheel.The guy SAID his wife was driving. She wasn't assuming it was a woman... the guy said it was a woman.
Someone was late for their manicure appointment.
But what about an instance where the best course of action is to put your vehicle in harms way to avoid a more serious injury to someone?
Wow...not just a Double entendre. That was a TRIPLE! Well played!???
On the contrary, they nailed it!
I also believe it was likely that the driver mistakenly used the velocitator instead of the decelematrix.
Some people have been saying that this is an issue that automatic emergency braking should be able to handle. But what about an instance where the best course of action is to put your vehicle in harms way to avoid a more serious injury to someone? This type of situation will likely be an issue as long as there are still people in control of the car, and isn't really a Testa/EV problem.
My wife's E-class got totaled when another lady driver accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of brake pedal when stopping for a red light.It looks like his wife was driving it.
As a lady driver, I hate to blame a lady driver, but that's what it sounds like. As someone new to driving a Tesla (which may not be true in her case, but very possible,) I can see how this happened. It takes awhile to get used to the regenerative breaking. If you're not, I can see how it's possible to make the connection that the accelerator is the brake pedal. And if you slam down on the accelerator in a P90D, it's gonna launch.
So she might have really believed it was the brake, or embarrassed and lied to her husband. Or told him the truth and he's looking to blame someone else....but it's sus as hell.
Uh, I know what you meant, but clicking the TACC up would be for a right turn.When the turn-indicator stalk was moved to the upper position, and the TACC to the lower position in the new models, it became very easy to inadvertently click the TACC up, thinking you are signaling for a left turn.
Agreed. It's instances like this that make me hope we push forward to L4 as quickly as possible. I have an elderly extended family member who has totaled two vehicles in the past 5 years. (One in a parking lot.) While he can still pass a drivers exam, he is not safe behind the wheel - and can't be talked out of driving himself and his wife. Would be nice if there was a safe vehicle option for him.I agree with @ecarfan that the reaction doesn't seem "odd". It probably wouldn't be the way I'd phrase things - that Tesla should stop deliveries - but I can see that being a reaction of some people.
It feels odd to hope that it was a driver error, but obviously it's best for everyone involved if that's what happened. That result would mean the rest of the cars on the road are safe. I'm just hopeful they get to the bottom of it quickly, and the owner's wife's burns heal rapidly.