Tesla drivers found to have the highest accident rate

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12-20-23, 07:14 PM

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Someone said it's easy to run Teslas off the road (like onto a shoulder) or get them cornered and stopped with their cameras and self driving aids etc etc because they're being tricked into avoiding an accident.

How true is that?

That would definitely go into the not true category. But like any other car, Tesla doesn't protect you from stupid

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12-20-23, 07:19 PM

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That would definitely go into the not true category. But like any other car, Tesla doesn't protect you from stupid

It sounded fishy....

But for sake of argument, if I swerved into you would the car do anything?

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12-20-23, 07:23 PM

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It sounded fishy....

But for sake of argument, if I swerved into you would the car do anything?

It would warn me and automatically activate the cameras and record the event. If I was using Autopilot, it would brake if you cut in front of me

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12-22-23, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

the actual 'report': https://www.lendingtree.com/insuranc...cidents-study/

BMW drivers have the highest DUI rate by a wide margin. BMW drivers had 3.13 DUIs per 1,000 drivers — nearly twice the rate of DUIs among Ram drivers (1.72), the next-highest ranking auto brand. On the other end, Mitsubishi (0.89), Volvo (0.92), and Mercury and Kia drivers (both 0.93) had the lowest DUI rates. Just nine of the 30 brands analyzed had DUI rates below 1.00 among their drivers.

Is this why BMW has historically been stingy on cupholders?