Tragic Cybertruck Accident in SF Bay Area Kills 3, Injures 1

[CYBERRAT]

Weird, it looked easy to break in this video:

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[Zantosh76]

Many of the articles that I read stated that laminated glass is so tough that hammers may not be enough to full break the window to be able to kick it out. That sucks to know knowing I bought two emergency hammers for my CT.

Here is just one article:
The Right Way to Break a Car Window in an Emergency | Lifehacker

That is pretty scary to know. So, what is the solution to get out of the Cybertruck if the doors are damaged beyond being able to open them with the emergency lever?

Perhaps carrying a gun, not for self defense but to shoot out the windows?

 

[Lasttoy]

A few years ago. I think Miami. Teenager was driving a S. Killed a few in car. Struck tree at high Speed.
Man in Houston Killed and buudy, drunk. Hit tree in front of house.
These are ROCKETS with wheels. 0 to 60 in the blink of your eye can kill.

 

[igs]

0 to 60 in the blink of your eye can kill.

0 to 60 doesn't kill. Hitting a tree kills.

 

[MInnesooooooota]

Tesla are just too fast. Actually most EVs are too fast. It is way too easy to lose control in an instant.

Young Drivers just don't get it. They think they are video games.

Near my house a 17 year old drove a Lyriq at high speed and lost control. He hit the huge post that holds street lights up. Car disintegrated. Sad. Happened just two days after my nephew was killed crossing the road.

I have an AWD Y but for my kids get the slowest Teslas available. Daughter drives RWD 3.

 

[Mrp911]

The Good Samaritan was able to open the door, or get through the window somehow…

One of the Wham Baam videos showed a thief hitting the frameless Cybertruck window until it cracked, and then rolled it downward in just a few seconds.

I think once the window cracks, pushing from the inside should make it fold at the threshold.

The rescuer knew the other 4. I wonder which door rescuer used to get the one out. I also wonder if the vehicle was equipped with FSD. It clearly should have been used. Parents can also invoke valet mode for kids use.
Sorry to see this happened. Really sad Lesson is more on the parents. Thinking vehicle was probably registered to parent.

 

[CyberTrk]

Exactly!
The fireman should have used the 'pointy side' of the axe to break it, then make a hole in it and then PULL it out... That is SOP for laminated windows on ANY vehicle...

Oh, and here's a page from Tesla specifically for first responders (for the CT):
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/Cybertruck-Rescue-Sheet.pdf

Just fixing the weblink:

https://digitalassets.tesla.com/tesla-contents/image/upload/Cybertruck-Rescue-Sheet.pdf

 

[Thunderstrike44]

The Picture that shows the front of the truck, you can tell it hit so hard as to break the front casting and rip the wheel off. I remember watching the crash test explanation of the CT and they purposely designed the front wheel to shear off to keep from being caught and enter in cabin.
Look how far that truck is past the tree all the way to the door hinge. No question Excessive speed and probably lack of experience driving the CT. So tragic to lose ones lives in carelessness, as a father of 2 boys this was my worst nightmare, and they both drove Stick Shift Jeep Wranglers in high school.

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

This just happened last night around 3 am, specific details unknown as to cause at this time:

https://www.ktvu.com/news/3-die-1-injured-fiery-piedmont-cybertruck-crash

Super sad.....loss of any young person is a tragedy of the greatest magnitude.

 

[Nolacyber]

I would disagree with this.

Accelerate while FSD is engaged, ignore the warnings about taking over that will inevitably happen, die, all the while thinking the truck will save you from being too stupid.

I said “generally”; do something exceptionally stupid like accelerating while it’s engaged, well anything could happen. Or even not watch FSD carefully; but “generally” it’ll keep you out of trouble.

 

[Outdoors]

Tesla are just too fast. Actually most EVs are too fast. It is way too easy to lose control in an instant.

Young Drivers just don't get it. They think they are video games.

Near my house a 17 year old drove a Lyriq at high speed and lost control. He hit the huge post that holds street lights up. Car disintegrated. Sad. Happened just two days after my nephew was killed crossing the road.

I have an AWD Y but for my kids get the slowest Teslas available. Daughter drives RWD 3.

Sorry to hear about your nephew.

For me it is the design of car from a safety perspective. Speed does kill.

Thought it was funny my son's driving instructor drove an S. Yet he has to instruct in normal cars. Yet he said he wouldn't drive anything else based on his safety knowledge of design. He is retired and does it for fun. Feels a duty to instruct and get a little dough.

I applaud you letting kids drive EV's even if it is slowest. My youngest drives our RWD 3 as well. Yet other college kid drives an S. Just a normal progression of owning cars for us. We pass them down, or are in the family, or they get crushed.

Just looking at the safety from when I was a kid. We might be getting past the days of looking down to change the radio and losing 4 kids and another person in an intersection on a Friday night after a football game. Why? Technology. I will stick with an EV that is tuned down, and is built safe. Why people wouldn't speed limit and chill mode is beyond me.

I guess I could get my kids horses. Yet those kill people as well. Slow however. Friendly sometimes. Yet I know more people killed by cars than horses. Nope. Scratch that. I know more people killed by people that were driving cars, than killed by horses. Cars don't kill people for the most part.

So boils down to someone has to take a leap. Also raise awesome kids. Teach them not to drive at idiotic speeds, as you can't live life if you ain't alive.

 

[ARMANDO PADILLA]

Heres another aspect of this case I think should be considered. With kids in control of this marvel of engineering the cybertruck. And that is that this vehicle feels so smooth at high speeds and does it so quietly and efficiently. One thing that combustion motors do while accelerating is also increase the sound and vibrations coming from the screaming engine and there is also a smell released from an accelerating engine and increased temperatures so that you're less likely to maintain the high speed for very long, unless you're really determined.
with the cybertruck you can easily get up to dangerous speeds quickly and not feel like you are driving dangerously fast if you don't realize it or not paying attention to your speed. You simply don't get the same amount or type of feedback as compared to gas powered cars. It takes a more experienced driver to avoid this pitfall. With cybertuck and other EVs it's a lot easier to overlook, ignore, get distracted or lose track of speed.
I mean besides the obvious visual feedback you get from both fuel types but that's all you get mostly. And nighttime forget about it it's worse because this feedback is much less efective. On the other hand with gas motors you are actually releasing a barrage of tiny explosions at increasing faster and more powerful levels. It's almost imposible to ignore the feedback. it opens your eyes and wakes you up tells you to pay attention!
I think you can see my point.

 

[ARMANDO PADILLA]

you know? I didn't read those last 3 post.
on this thread before posting mine about the lack of feedback with EVs
and thought no one had mentioned this topic yet but I guess y'all talking about it
already, I hope I'm not being repetitive.

 

[2000prerunner]

Tesla are just too fast. Actually most EVs are too fast. It is way too easy to lose control in an instant.

Young Drivers just don't get it. They think they are video games.

Near my house a 17 year old drove a Lyriq at high speed and lost control. He hit the huge post that holds street lights up. Car disintegrated. Sad. Happened just two days after my nephew was killed crossing the road.

I have an AWD Y but for my kids get the slowest Teslas available. Daughter drives RWD 3.

This is what I’ve been saying. This is the first time in history where normal humans get easy access to a 500+HP vehicle. If someone owned a bmw m5 or Benz G wagon it was much less likely to see them crash due to them being very expensive and thus inaccessible to the majority of the public. Also, those that did own them were usually responsible, wealthy people. Nowadays …. a 600HP+ 2024 Model 3 performance, is the cost of a Toyota sedan. Even a Model y dual motor is up there with AMG suvs , yet the cost of a Rav4 . Having such accessible high horsepower vehicles in the hands of everyone is a recipe for many more fatalities to come. Couple this with underwhelming, brakes+suspension and narrow efficient tires makes it even worse.

Speaking of narrow efficient tires. If anybody is actually gonna off-road their cyber truck, you better pray to God, those thin 35x10” tires stick to the bead if you do any sort of aggressive off-roading. Coming from over two decades of off-road experience those tires are basically UTV tires, yet on a 6,500lb truck. Keep them inflated as much as you can to prevent bead failure! or buy bead locking wheels . Alternatively , go wider tires to seat them on the wheels more securely. That’s my PSA , don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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