Automotive research firm finds that Tesla has higher frequency of deadly accidents than any other car brand

  • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    111 month ago

    Eh, I’ve seen the opposite. Most of the Tesla drivers in my area seem to drive relatively slowly. Yes, Teslas can go fast, but that burns through range like crazy, so I think a lot of them want that better range.

    BMW drivers here are the worst because act completely entitled. They’ll cross multiple lanes on the highway w/o signaling, aggressively pass on the right just to slow down to the speed of traffic again, and they’ll park across multiple parking stalls. Audis are similar, but the demographics seem to skew a bit older.

    Here are the main demographics I tend to see in my area (Utah):

    • wannabe cowboys - big lifted trucks
    • rich “racers” - BMW, sports cars (mostly Corvettes here), etc
    • entitled “family” types - huge SUVs (esp. Cadillac Escalade)
    • “outdoorsy” people (and wannabe “outdoorsy” people) - Subaru
    • wannabe “green” people - Tesla, Rivian, etc
    • actual green people - Chevy Bolt, Toyota Prius

    The first three drive super aggressively, the fourth can vary, the fifth drives pretty normal, and the last tend to drive pretty conservatively. At least that’s my read from my area.

    • @Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      71 month ago

      That’s Exactly my experience with Tesla drivers too (Denmark), Tesla drivers generally drive “comfortably” as I see it, and I’ve never seen a Tesla show off at a red light.
      In my experience Tesla drivers are responsible drivers as much as everybody else. So I am pretty sure this is NOT a driver issue.