cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/fuckcars@lemmy.world/t/2191502
In case you thought cars would become safer as technology developed… rest assured, Tesla is finding newer and ever-dumber ways to make their cars dangerous to occupants (and others).
TL;DR: If you’re in a Tesla and it loses power (like in a fire), the only way to open the doors is often an unlabeled wire behind either two panels or a speaker grill. Tesla owners are DIYing janky rip cords to make that wire easier to pull to escape.
*gets into accident in Nazi mobile
*Insurance sees modified ‘safety devices’
Insurance claim denied…NEXT!
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I get the feeling the decision-maker went on to buy Twitter. Just guessing, but it’s got his fucking imbecilic energy to it
Also retracting door handles that freeze in the closed position so you can’t get in in the winter.
There’s nothing wrong with a power door if it also has an easily accessible physical handle as a backup.
The fact that the hard to find physical release on a tesla is likely to damage the doors is like a one two punch of shitty design.
Tesla is finding newer and ever-dumber ways
The power door issue has been around since they first entered the mass market. It’s one of the reasons I never considered buying one.
