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This happened in Toronto on October 24th

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It is because people don't get a full walk through of how to unlatch it later on..they might on delivery day but at that point people are excited about a new car and not paying attention. And then because they never use it, they forget it exists

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Just watch a video of how fast car fires spread into the cabin, and then ask yourself how often you asked someone how to leave a car in case of emergency before you entered.

Add panic and the fact that you have to remove a panel or look under the floor mat to pull a string away from you, and you maybe will understand how this is just bad design.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Oh I know it is not good. Even my Honda Fit has a messed up lock system, its almost like a sideways roller switch without a truly discernable lock/unlock position so in tu dark you can't tell if it is rolled forward or not. Messes us up when we are in the passenger seat and son:t have the powelock handy

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

if you make something with a door and the door needs a manual, your design is shit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Emergency exit mechanisms should be designed in such a way that one CAN forget about it or never even know about it, then have it obvious, readily available, and usable, all for/by the dumbest motherfucker in existence, in an emergency situation.

The most common analogous situation is emergency exit door signage. Most companies do an annual fire drill, which isn't enough to really learn anything. Emergency exit signs are easy to interpret and anyone can understand what they mean and use them to get to safety, regardless of prior experience.

Vehicle doors should be the same. Tesla front doors tend to be easy and obvious to open in an emergency (I own one and front seat passengers frequently use the emergency latch instead of the door button), but the rear doors (for the people seated closest to the damn battery nonetheless) have ridiculously difficult emergency opening procedures.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree. Some people aren't level headed in a panic scenario. They need glow in the dark arrows like the markings on jet planes pointing to the canopy release

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Some? I'd say this applies to almost everyone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it's not an intuitive design. A major error by itself. Since in a panic a passenger who does not know the secret is stranded inside.

My sister has a tesla, I have ridden in it, and I have no clue how to open the door without power.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I get it, my friend has ModelS. He showed me the mechanical release, when I asked about loss of power. It is not intuitive.