https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2020_2024_modely/en_us/GU...
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/2020_2024_modely/en_us/GU...
> Use caution when using the manual door release; the window will not automatically lower when the door is opened and damage to the window or vehicle trim may occur.
Manually opening the rear doors is a destructive operation!
> Not all Model Y vehicles are equipped with a manual release for the rear doors.
How is that even allowed?
Once you multiply the safety problem by the this factor it all makes sense.
A small non-problem that every screeching jerk will be exposed to is a bigger actual problem more likely to get addressed than a potential real problem that will mostly go unnoticed.
Also rear doors are kinda optional. They still make 2door 2-row cars. Heck, they made 2-door 2-row SUVs pretty recently. And child safety locks are a thing. So there is an argument to be made there (not that I think it holds up on modern stuff).
This is almost certainly what killed those kids in piedmont