Note who's doing the blaming -- Beerman 10/23/2019 10:00AM
I would respect articles like this more when they give perspective.... -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 09:55AM
Sometimes there is a need for automation, touch screen and technolgoy -- vt_mughal 10/23/2019 09:26AM
TESLA is garbage, carry on ** -- darnellm 10/23/2019 09:14AM
So why didn't the cop use his baton to break the window and drag him out? -- Hokie CPA 10/23/2019 09:13AM
Maybe Tesla uses a stronger tempered glass that is difficult to break -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 09:39AM
Gorilla glass? -- EDGEMAN 10/23/2019 09:55AM
I am not that familiar with Tesla's specs, but I guess that is an option -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 10:02AM
I doubt they would use any non-standard option on the glass itself... -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 10:05AM
Assuming Tesla went that route, then it is possible the heat -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 10:13AM
I don't know exactly how tempered glass changes with heat, but -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 11:41AM
And before you all jump down my throat, I know HOW glass is tempered. -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 11:44AM
Actually I wasn't going to go down that route ;-) -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 12:01PM
The glass would melt very quickly in that scenario. -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 12:12PM
I guess you never owned a Pinto before. -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 12:23PM
Goodness... well, every case has extremes. Always a risk. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 12:26PM
You are right that every case has extremes -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 12:35PM
Wasn't it the batteries that ignited? ** -- 48zip 10/23/2019 12:39PM
I am not sure, but the battery seems like it would be a likely source ** -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 12:55PM
The article said it was likely. Plus there's no gas in a Tesla, correct? ** -- 48zip 10/23/2019 1:03PM
I think that correct, but there may be other fluids though -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 1:08PM
Yeah, I assume the lubricants are flammable. Just not gasoline. ** -- 48zip 10/23/2019 1:18PM
It's not the lubricants, but the lithium batteries. They are highly -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 1:31PM
Understood. Just mailed some yesterday. I was just allowing for the -- 48zip 10/23/2019 1:34PM
The only fluid I am aware of is oil in the gearbox... -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 1:39PM
Interesting. Wonder why they don't blame the fiery crash instead? -- Hokie360 10/23/2019 08:22AM
That's BS... -- JoesterVT 10/23/2019 08:28AM
What if you're driving a normal car with doors locked and this happens? -- Stork 10/23/2019 09:14AM
Yep. If the car isn't in park, there's a great chance the first responders -- reestuart 10/23/2019 09:29AM
Yup. What kind of first responder can't trouble shoot the door handles -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 10:00AM
The problem in this case is there is no door handle ** -- fordham 10/23/2019 3:02PM
So, you are a first responder. You can't use the door handle... -- HokieSignGuy 10/23/2019 3:20PM
I agree, strange story. The only thing I can think is the guy was knocked -- fordham 10/23/2019 3:31PM
Well dang, good point ** -- JoesterVT 10/23/2019 09:23AM
My doors automatically lock when I get to 10 mph. Anti-carjacking feature. -- Hokie CPA 10/23/2019 09:17AM
Not really an anti-carjacking feature. Just a safety feature to keep -- Tafkam Hokie 10/23/2019 10:10AM
I'm guessing that if airbags deploy, the car auto unlocks. ** -- hoosnowahokie 10/23/2019 09:36AM
Agree, there is a legit case here. -- Tafkam Hokie 10/23/2019 09:07AM
Why would that design even get approved for use? Seems ridiculous. -- 48zip 10/23/2019 09:03AM
The feds were probably looking at it from an anti-theft standpoint -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 09:51AM
They DO look at safety, not anti-theft. -- 48zip 10/23/2019 11:30AM
I was meaning the safety of protecting people inside the car -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 11:40AM
Gotcha. Makes sense. I thought auto locks were more to keep doors -- 48zip 10/23/2019 1:06PM
I believe the locks may have had a dual purpose -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 1:21PM
One question, why couldn't they just break the glass? -- EDGEMAN 10/23/2019 07:45AM
Without being there it's impossible to say -- typed by ben 10/23/2019 09:19AM
As opposed to opening a door that might only partially open due to crash? ** -- 81_Hokie 10/23/2019 10:13AM
Better than pulling somebody over a window sill -- typed by ben 10/23/2019 10:22AM
Just talking about your backdraft theory. Doesn't make sense that you are -- 81_Hokie 10/23/2019 11:15AM
I'm going to guess if you ran into a palm tree, there's going to be a -- hoosnowahokie 10/23/2019 09:34AM
Because then we couldn't blame Tesla. ** -- Stork 10/23/2019 08:06AM
Do police officers carry a tool to break automotive glass? -- Tafkam Hokie 10/23/2019 08:04AM
Most carry a knife with a glass popping tool on the end of it. Very ... -- Vtskier1 10/23/2019 12:26PM
The Tesla issue should be known. Like the magnesium engine fire issue on -- 48zip 10/23/2019 1:30PM
Yes. A firearm. ** -- Freddyburg Hokie 10/23/2019 10:34AM
I'm sure every police officer carries a baton -- EDGEMAN 10/23/2019 10:10AM
Breaking automotive glass with a blunt object isn't as easy as it looks -- Tafkam Hokie 10/23/2019 10:17AM
Of course they do -- JoesterVT 10/23/2019 08:08AM
Maybe the officer thought his/her gun wasn't an option -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 09:46AM
DOH! You do know that that pistol could potentially be used as a club as -- Late 80s Hokie 10/23/2019 09:51AM
Even if the officer used the gun or the baton to try to break the glass -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 09:57AM
I suspect stronger glass is verboten for that very reason. At least some -- 48zip 10/23/2019 11:19AM
All possible, but if the fire inside the car was SO HOT that the officer -- Late 80s Hokie 10/23/2019 10:27AM
I agree or if the driver had been pulled out then he/she -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 10:32AM
Do you not watch movies? -- JoesterVT 10/23/2019 09:54AM
That tool was my thought as well, but as a breaking tool. ** -- 48zip 10/23/2019 2:08PM
Then apologies to 2000. Didn't have joke detector on. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 10/23/2019 10:26AM
It is all good ** -- VTHokie2000 10/23/2019 11:22AM
I would use this instead -- Hokie CPA 10/23/2019 09:14AM
Agry. Doors get jammed shut all the time in a wreck. Although I do think -- 48zip 10/23/2019 08:03AM