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So dumb that you couldn't even have imagine it.

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Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire (fuelarc.com)
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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What retard thought the best engineering decision was to make a power door? Shouldnt be allowed to make any decisions?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Also retracting door handles that freeze in the closed position so you can't get in in the winter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

I get the feeling the decision-maker went on to buy Twitter. Just guessing, but it's got his fucking imbecilic energy to it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

*gets into accident in Nazi mobile

*Insurance sees modified 'safety devices'

Insurance claim denied....NEXT!