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February 2, 2023 -
This is something I hear from people occasionally, but is it true, or are they just the safest cars for their size and weight? If a Ford F350 and a Tesla Model 3 crashed head-on, would the Tesla occupants sustain less injuries? After all, the Ford F350 has a significant amount of size and weight on its side. One might say it's not fair to compare vehicles of different weight classes, but I would say it's important to consider the reality of crash scenarios on the road. Ultimately, the safety of a vehicle depends on several factors, such as its design, construction, and equipped safety features. While Teslas have received high safety ratings and have some advanced safety features, I don't believe it's accurate to say they are the safest cars on the road without considering the context of the crash scenario and the comparison to other vehicles in different weight classes.
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I don't believe it's accurate to say they are the safest cars on the road without considering the context of the crash scenario and the comparison to other vehicles in different weight classes. I think it's only you who is not considering the context. Everybody who considers the context says that Teslas are one of the safest vehicles in their class. Only an idiot would say if a semi truck hits a family car no one in the family car will live so you should not say the family car is a safe car.
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According to the IIHS and Euro NCAP, they're among the safest cars. But no reputable testing agency ranks cars from #1 down. Like you said, there are too many factors in a real world crash to declare any single model "the safest." Tesla's marketing on this is similarly phrased. From their Vehicle Safety Report, they say: Tesla vehicles are engineered to be the safest cars in the world. And Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y have achieved among the lowest overall probability of injury of any vehicles ever tested by the U.S. government’s New Car Assessment Program. https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport
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Debunking Tesla "Safest Car On The Road" claims
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Is Tesla the safest car a myth or fact?
Considering NHTSA has already chastised Tesla's marketed ratings (https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086424_ntsa-rebukes-tesla-over-non-existent-5-4-star-safety-rating) and that we have zero information on crash safety on the model 3, I would vote myth.
I'm not even sure how it's legal to bring a vehicle to market in the United States without passing certain crash tests. I'm fairly certain the European regulations are more stringent and it will be interesting to see how Tesla fares there. There's even a good chance that distracted driving laws and the Model 3's approach to centralize vehicle controls on the touchscreen will preclude Tesla from coming to market there until changes are made.
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Take it from me I have tried to change lanes on a car by mistake without realizing the car gave a red error and said “corrective steering applied for your safety” took me back in my lane and avoided a major crash
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I don't believe it's accurate to say they are the safest cars on the road without considering the context of the crash scenario and the comparison to other vehicles in different weight classes. I think it's only you who is not considering the context. Everybody who considers the context says that Teslas are one of the safest vehicles in their class. Only an idiot would say if a semi truck hits a family car no one in the family car will live so you should not say the family car is a safe car. More on reddit.com
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