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18. We don't have those here

Reply to LisaM (Reply #17)

Sat Jan 21, 2023, 10:56 PM

Jan 2023

Distances are too far to make them practical and the cement lined arroyos would be too much of a temptation for riders.

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Woman Dies After Tesla Crashes Into San Rafael Pool: CHP [View all] Caribbeans Jan 2023 OP

Photoshop a drunken, bloated ILL-on Musk by the pool - and you'd have a good meme peppertree Jan 2023 #1

? littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #36

Very appropriate user name lol blugbox Jan 2023 #39

That's it peppertree Jan 2023 #40

Too many, in attempts at cleverness, are written into eternal obscurity. littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #43

Teslas are not crash-proof. truthisfreedom Jan 2023 #2

Wait until you put it in self driving mode paleotn Jan 2023 #6

+1000 CaptainTruth Jan 2023 #11

Of course not. But fElon has sold lots of cars saying the following... Caribbeans Jan 2023 #10

Most crashes are because of Tesla defects...that doesn't look like an ordinary crash. Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #16

Would love to see the data to back up that statement. beaglelover Jan 2023 #44

It is a self driving car. I can't wrap my head Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #46

Crappy dangerous cars? Zorro Jan 2023 #47

Exactly. I'm no Elon fan, but my Tesla Model 3 has been the best car I've ever owned. beaglelover Jan 2023 #48

Water meets electric, she must have been Freedom Fried bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #3

Good lord krkaufman Jan 2023 #12

Musk is heartless, and a woman died. What other meaning? housecat Jan 2023 #13

Not much is known, no good to speculate...my condolences to her loved ones. NullTuples Jan 2023 #4

another one ended up in a pool? I posted this a few weeks ago in Pasadena.... IcyPeas Jan 2023 #5

Pools are in backyards, backyards abut fast roads... NullTuples Jan 2023 #28

At least the pool doesn't have gasoline Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #7

true, but Locrian Jan 2023 #24

Totally OT, but it's amazing that 100 incandescent bulbs lit for 1 hr can drive a car 300+ miles NullTuples Jan 2023 #29

1000 Locrian Jan 2023 #35

Ooops - thanks for the math correction. Still amazing to me! NullTuples Jan 2023 #41

seems shocking d_r Jan 2023 #8

... orangecrush Jan 2023 #9

Everything he touches dies, too. Don't buy these cars, people. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #14

It's a shame the self driving feature doesn't work Warpy Jan 2023 #15

I'm sorry about that. LisaM Jan 2023 #17

We don't have those here Warpy Jan 2023 #18

It's a shame only because we refuse to regulate it. It does have potential to do good. NullTuples Jan 2023 #25

Tesla Model Y received the highest safety score ever in Europe. RipVanWinkle Jan 2023 #34

Remember the recent moniss Jan 2023 #19

Lol. Yeah, but they were fun till yesterday! KPN Jan 2023 #30

If the self driver wasn't engaged Warpy Jan 2023 #20

While that's always possible, I'm not sure driving into a random backyard is XorXor Jan 2023 #21

I doubt she knew the pool was there. From San Pedro Rd it looks like a row of backyard fence. NullTuples Jan 2023 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Lasher Jan 2023 #22

Not locked? Nt RussBLib Jan 2023 #32

My first car was a 1966 Corvair. They may not have been "safe" but twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #23

Few cars from the past weren't safe but then we regulated them. Self driving? Not so much, no... NullTuples Jan 2023 #27

I get we all dislike that tool Musk, but... Unca Jim Jan 2023 #31

Tesla autopilot is not full service driving. RipVanWinkle Jan 2023 #33

I'm trying to wrap my head around the car crashing into a backyard pool, from the road. msfiddlestix Jan 2023 #37

There's vids on YouTube showing cars flying into pools Kaleva Jan 2023 #45

Maybe she was just a garden variety drunk driver. Vinca Jan 2023 #38

Looks like Musk is getting hit on several fronts. housecat Jan 2023 #42