* Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door pocket.
* Press the red tab to remove the access door.
* Pull the mechanical release cable forward.
* Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door pocket.
* Press the red tab to remove the access door.
* Pull the mechanical release cable forward.
Secondly, it is the coupling of electronic controls with unintuitive manual backups that create the danger.
Do you have a source? Genuinely interested. From the little reading I've done Tesla seem to have put quite a bit of thought in to making their cars perform well in crash tests so it seems surprising that they'd have a high fatality rate.
https://autos.yahoo.com/tesla-highest-fatal-accident-rate-16...
> The study's authors make clear that the results do not indicate Tesla vehicles are inherently unsafe or have design flaws. In fact, Tesla vehicles are loaded with safety technology; the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the 2024 Model Y as a Top Safety Pick+ award winner, for example. Many of the other cars that ranked highly on the list have also been given high ratings for safety by the likes of IIHS and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, as well.
> So, why are Teslas — and many other ostensibly safe cars on the list — involved in so many fatal crashes? “The models on this list likely reflect a combination of driver behavior and driving conditions, leading to increased crashes and fatalities,” iSeeCars executive analyst Karl Brauer said in the report. “A focused, alert driver, traveling at a legal or prudent speed, without being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, is the most likely to arrive safely regardless of the vehicle they’re driving.”
I feel like this gonna become a real problem as (any brand of) electric cars fill out the world's fleet.
But otherwise I agree, the door opening mechanism should be improved.
You’d need to be able to prove that independent safety and crash testing organisations are pushing out faulty results, since Teslas are among the safest (if not the safest) cars by their standards.
It'd be on-par for them, or at least the MCAS designers.
If your Uber ride is a Model Y you may be SOL:
Not all Model Y vehicles are equipped with a manual release for the rear doors.I break laws every single day ...
I had to kick the rear door of the family car after an accident when I was about 11. The car blocking both doors on the other side was on fire, and I was later told our car was also on fire.
I wouldn't have known to lift the carpet and pull some release tag, and with the door badly damaged from a collision I also wouldn't have been able to kick it while pulling the tab. It was night, so finding and using a glass-smashing tool also seems unlikely.