White Cybertruck crashes head first into traffic light post. Totaled.

[Deleted member 17810]

The passenger side is messier

Just needs a rewrap

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[CyberGus]

BKF?

 

[REM]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

TRUCK HEAVY.
IT GO FAST.
IT TAKE LONG TIME STOP.

(I know they accelerate like a sports car, but people ... please stop treating these trucks like they also handle and stop like a porsche. I know they are fast; but please learn to drive a truck safely before just ripping them through the city streets.)

 

[HaulingAss]

I don't think it is totaled, the front end crumbled just as it should. I'll be battery and motors are fine. There doesn't seem to be any interior damage or damage past the frunk. Hopefully we will hear more about the outcome. As stated above. no one hurt, it did its job.

The Cybertruck might make it look like a minor accident to some armchair insurance adjusters, but that's just because the body panels don't crumple like a tuna can. The windshield is shattered, there is some rear body damage and the rear wheel is hanging at an odd angle. The steering rack looks totalled, probably the front suspension mounting points, the front air suspenders, the cooling system and cabin HVAC is totalled, probably the dashboard, the airbags deployed (which requires replacement of a bunch of interior trim), the seat belt pre-tensioners would have deployed their explosive charges, these are all the signs of a totalled vehicle, especially post-covid. And there is also a bunch of high-dollar stuff bolted to the firewall that is probably totaled. Oh, yeah, probably the firewall is smashed in too.

We can see it probably did a good job of protecting the occupants, so a job well done! But, no, not recoverable, even in a fantasy world. It's the definition of totalled.

 

[HaulingAss]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

TRUCK HEAVY.
IT GO FAST.
IT TAKE LONG TIME STOP.

(I know they accelerate like a sports car, but people ... please stop treating these trucks like they also handle and stop like a porsche. I know they are fast; but please learn to drive a truck safely before just ripping them through the city streets.)

I like this. But to be honest, the longer stopping distance of a truck is just an incremental lengthening. I suspect the real problem is the high perch removes some sensation of speed, the solid cabin and chassis and those big 35" tires isolates the driver further from the sensation of speed, while providing a sense of security, and the quickness with which it can add speed without the roar of an ICE engine or frantic downshifting of gears, creates the illusion of just being on a casual Sunday drive when actually barreling down a city street at deceptive speeds.

Plus, humans, in general, are just crappy drivers. A good driver avoids most collisions, even when the other driver does unreasonable things. It's called being alert to what's happening around you and understanding the capabilities of your tires and vehicle in different accident-avoidance maneuvers.

As new Cybertruck owners, I encourage everyone to take seriously what a bummer it would be to lose your Cybertruck and not be able to replace it for a year or two, maybe even three! Stay alert so the really bad drivers don't sucker you into their ugly world.

 

[happy intruder]

I wonder who ran the red. Could be either, from these photos.

-Crissa

where's the video?

 

[happy intruder]

I don't think it is totaled, the front end crumbled just as it should. I'll be battery and motors are fine. There doesn't seem to be any interior damage or damage past the frunk. Hopefully we will hear more about the outcome. As stated above. no one hurt, it did its job.

what all that wet stuff on the ground on the left side?

 

[65SoYoLO]

what all that wet stuff on the ground on the left side?

electrons?

 

[HaulingAss]

what all that wet stuff on the ground on the left side?

The coolant system is destroyed. It's coolant.

 

[Cyberman]

Cybertruck head on crash with traffic light post in Savannah, GA. The driver was OK, but obviously the CT is totaled. This looked to be a very new delivery since you can still see delivery papers on the floor.

Oh, the humanity! I just can't.

 

[Babab]

Drivers fine. He just lost his head.

 

[AZCYBER]

That's what I thought until I saw the passenger side. Both wheels are bent/sheared, probably from colliding with the other vehicle.

The wheels are designed to push outward in a frontal crash. You don't want to share the passenger compartment with a wheel/tire!

 

[drdirt55]

I'd love to see the video but will take a guess. Looks like the BMW may have hit the RR of the CT hard enough to trigger the airbag and that pushed the CT into a quick tank slapper that sent it into the pole then the BMW hit the concrete corner.

 

[the43k]

Something about this image doesn't seem right to me. Those poles are made to sheer off, especially with the amount of damage and the weight of this vehicle. I'm wondering if it struck something else first very hart then continued over to hit the pole. This pole should be on the ground.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

Something about this image doesn't seem right to me. Those poles are made to sheer off, especially with the amount of damage and the weight of this vehicle. I'm wondering if it struck something else first very hart then continued over to hit the pole. This pole should be on the ground.

They're designed to sheer, which would indicated just how good the exo and crash zones of the tesla are transferring momentum through itself.

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