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After work yesterday I was on my way to get my EMT/OET recertification as I am a member of the National Ski Patrol. On a two lane highway listening to the evening news when all of a sudden I see a car, glass, and parts flying at me. I cranked the steering wheel hard and fast to almost full lock. I missed the oncoming car by MILLEMETERS!

This is a testament to how well the 4 wheel steering works and especially the drive by wire steering. Had I been in my Ram I would have either hit the car to my right at the stop sign, over steered and had to counter steer and would have either spun out, ditched it, or worse rolled it.

The Cybertruck was stable, very minimal body roll and the drive by steering combined with the 4 wheel steer reacted fast enough and JUST enough to do what I wanted and noting more that could have caused me to wreck.

Sometimes you are just at the right place at the right time. I was first on scene so I secured the road/traffic with help of others then assessed the three occupants. Both drivers were dazed and in shock but able to walk out on their own and get out off the road. The passenger of the green ford that was rear ended was hurt the most. Assessed her in the car and determined it was safe to help her get out of the car and away for further care.

This video debunks that stupid vid of the guy saying the drive by steering is slow to respond. I am very confident that had I been in my Ram I would have been in an accident as well.

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Thanks for sharing!! Nice to see the CT handling so well. Super-clear video, too!!

OP: What hitch ball mount (rise/drop/length) do you run?
 

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Looks like attempted manslaughter to me.. had so much time to slow down :mad:
 


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Wow, you’ve got great reaction time. Good to know you were not affected.
Thanks! I wished I would have taken a pic about three hours earlier. Im also a chef/restaurateur and I had a meeting with one of my wine/spirits vendors to redo our menu and it was 5 of us at a table with over a dozen bottles of various booze! I opted not to taste anything and im glad I did!
 
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Thanks for sharing!! Nice to see the CT handling so well. Super-clear video, too!!

OP: What hitch ball mount (rise/drop/length) do you run?
im not gonna post specs or pics. Its a POS that rattles like crazy. you don't want it. I need to buy a better one.
 

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im not gonna post specs or pics. Its a POS that rattles like crazy. you don't want it. I need to buy a better one.
Understood, thanks for the quick reply!!

Glad you and your CT are ok!!
 


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Holy crap!

After seeing that, I want to get a few “give away” thumb drives that I could give to that poor person (for a police report and insurance use) so mine stays in the glovebox in case there’s another ooops as I head home.
 
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Holy crap!

After seeing that, I want to get a few “give away” thumb drives that I could give to that poor person (for a police report and insurance use) so mine stays in the glovebox in case there’s another ooops as I head home.
not a bad idea. When I told the deputy that I had 360* vid he was confused. He got in the truck and I played the vid. One of the things he wanted to know was if the green car had its turn signal on and the vid clearly showed it did!
 

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Wow! Very impressive maneuver to avoid the collision. That was so close! Poor Sedan got hit for no mistake. I’m glad everyone is safe.
 

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After work yesterday I was on my way to get my EMT/OET recertification as I am a member of the National Ski Patrol. On a two lane highway listening to the evening news when all of a sudden I see a car, glass, and parts flying at me. I cranked the steering wheel hard and fast to almost full lock. I missed the oncoming car by MILLEMETERS!

This is a testament to how well the 4 wheel steering works and especially the drive by wire steering. Had I been in my Ram I would have either hit the car to my right at the stop sign, over steered and had to counter steer and would have either spun out, ditched it, or worse rolled it.

The Cybertruck was stable, very minimal body roll and the drive by steering combined with the 4 wheel steer reacted fast enough and JUST enough to do what I wanted and noting more that could have caused me to wreck.

Sometimes you are just at the right place at the right time. I was first on scene so I secured the road/traffic with help of others then assessed the three occupants. Both drivers were dazed and in shock but able to walk out on their own and get out off the road. The passenger of the green ford that was rear ended was hurt the most. Assessed her in the car and determined it was safe to help her get out of the car and away for further care.

This video debunks that stupid vid of the guy saying the drive by steering is slow to respond. I am very confident that had I been in my Ram I would have been in an accident as well.

Video below





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Nice job!
I also appreciate the U-turn into the shoulder with no concern/ issues!
I'm much more comfortable doing U and 3pt turns with Cybertruck than our previous vehicles. Especially like not needing to brake to change 'gears'.
 

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not a bad idea. When I told the deputy that I had 360* vid he was confused. He got in the truck and I played the vid. One of the things he wanted to know was if the green car had its turn signal on and the vid clearly showed it did!
The questions cops ask! It literally doesn't matter if the green car had their turn signal on: The other car slammed into it with over four seconds them stopped in the road.

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