Comment on Tesla Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 months agoI want to see your data that sports cars or “fun” cars are the driving force of accidents.
Until we’ve established that, all of what you’re saying is completely baseless.
ExLisper@linux.community 9 months ago
I’m not saying they kill the most people. Distracted drivers kill more people but you don’t have TV shows that claiming that texting while driving is fun. Speeding is the second most common cause of accidents and it’s absolutely is related to the entire “car culture” promoting fast driving and sports cars.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’ve literally just given you data disproving the myth you’ve pedaled. Look at my comment again. See the edit.
ExLisper@linux.community 9 months ago
vox.com/…/us-car-deaths-year-traffic-covid-pandem…
From here:
“According to several traffic experts I spoke with, the explanation for the 2020 fatality spike is relatively straightforward: With fewer cars on the road during quarantine, traffic congestion was all but eliminated, which emboldened people to drive at lethal speeds.”
“And speed is the decisive factor in a car crash’s severity. Everything else — drunk driving, distracted driving, bad weather — makes crashes more likely to happen, but speed is the difference between life and death”
“Controlling speeds on roads is the most important goal of any car safety strategy.”
Do you understand? Not all crashes are the same. Slow speed crashes are not the main issue. You need to look at different statistics (and understand them). No, I’m not moving the goal post. Saving lives is the main goal, that’s why I’m talking about speeding and not using the turn signals correctly. Speeding kills. If you disagree with this basic fact we really don’t have anything to continue talking about.
Also: theguardian.com/…/bmw-subaru-and-porsche-drivers-…
So maybe Porsche’s are not that safe after all? And yes, you can speed in any car. I don’t really care if you own Porsche as long as you drive below the speed limit same as I think you’re an asshole for driving your Toyota Yaris recklessly. What I have issue with are all the wannabe race drivers practising on public roads. Personally I blame the stupid car culture promoted in TV shows and car magazines but there could be other reasons for it.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Whoaaaa holy cherrypick! You’re seriously using crash stats from when we were in lockdown and presenting it as normal conditions?!
Ummm yes you do, you said they should be banned for being too fun.
But of the 20 most crashed per 100,000 cars in the UK, Porsche isn’t even in the top 20, but they do have 5 cars in the bottom 20.
The study only seems to compare Porsche and BMW to Hyundai and Skoda, which is another red flag. Why single out those brands in particular? Nobody ever said Skoda or Hyundai were unsafe. What of the dozens of other car manufacturers, are they to be ignored because they don’t fit your narrative?