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Jim (not verified)    July 7, 2014 - 11:39AM

Government safety officials should also investigate and study the Tesla crashes. The Tesla & it's driver rear-ended a car, killed three people and set their car on fire burning them alive.

There should be transparencies & honesty in the studies & investigations. Tesla needs to be more transparent & honest. Tesla needs to stop cherry picking, spinning & suppressing information that shows safety problems with Tesla. Tesla needs to start making safety a top priority.

"Safest" & "highest rated" car keeps catching fire, exploding, injuring people and killing people.

Tesla is known to have many safety problems that may have contributed to these deaths & fiery crashs. Tesla is known to have problems with the brakes. Tesla's cockpit layout & controls have been scrutinized for safety concerns. Tesla drivers have often had problems operating the controls. Tesla drivers are often get used to the regen braking, thus become unfamiliar and uncoordinated with using friction brakes. In panic braking situations, Tesla drivers often don't respond properly. The displays can also contribute to driver inattention.

How did the thieves steal the car that crashed in West Hollywood? Didn't the Tesla service center secure the keys? Did thieves find a security vulnerability to exploit? Do Tesla's have security exploits that make them easy to steal? If Tesla really cared about safety, it would make its cars harder to steal.

I think the high-speed pursuit & crashes were reckless and unnecessary. Didn't the Tesla have GPS tracking enabled? If so law enforcement could have intercepted the thieves which would have likely been a lot more safe, then a high-speed pursuit. Tesla needs to make public safety a higher priority, it should cooperate more with law-enforcement and emergency responders.

If safety was a top priority of Tesla's, they would have a secure way to wirelessly disable their vehicles, if the vehicles are reported stolen or fleeing from police at high speed. Simply disable the drive unit, so the vehicle coasts to a stop, When the vehicle stops engage the parking brakes. In most cases that ought to be much more safe, then a high-speed pursuit. It would probably save lives & property. Tesla needs to catch up with technology, it is lagging behind. Tesla needs to make safety a top priority.

The stolen Tesla crashed disintegrated and erupted into an inferno, with explosions, shrapnel and toxic fumes. The Tesla's drive battery broke into several burning pieces. Battery cells were exploding spreading fire and toxic fumes. The exploding batteries were shooting up in the air about 60 feet like roman candles, but with toxic fumes. Tesla should work to make its batteries safer.

The Tesla crash put the public and emergency responders at risk.

Modern metal light poles, are typically designed to breakaway during a high-energy accident. So the fact that the Tesla split in two, suggests that the Tesla has a structural weakness.

In real-world conditions, Teslas kill people, injure people, suddenly quit, brakes fail, catch fire, explode, etc. yet Tesla fan boys say that is safe. The facts prove that Tesla is unsafe. No wonder Tesla is nicknamed the Toaster. A Tesla killed three people in this crash, yet Tesla fan boys are spamming comments claiming it is safe. Tesla fan boys have no respect for the dead, public safety, truth or science.

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