Remarkable how fast these things are (stunning actually)...gonna be dangerous in the wrong hands. Do they accelerate backwards at the same rate?
Death at the mall / country club / soccer pitch / school yard.
This must be the first time on this site I've seen a statement of concern about dangers inherent in rapid acceleration. How about cars able to go around corners much faster than you can see around them?
I've been a guest in acceleration demonstrations in a muscle car, a hot rod and and some sort of JDM Nissan super sportscar. It seemed obvious, given that rapid acceleration is typically done in more complex driving circumstances, that the resulting reduction in time for the driver to notice safety threats and react to them, was inherently dangerous. Yes, and while the usual suspects here will blah blah blah about skilled and unskilled drivers, the danger is only less for skilled drivers (but who may offset their skill by flooring it more often).
Unlike the cars I was in, presumably Teslas have safety systems that somewhat compensate for driver capability. So should Tesla also have a test to limit cars with Insane mode to owners with a certain skill level?
