Tesla drivers had 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers, a study found. Tesla recently recalled 2 million vehicles over problems with its autonomous driving functionality.
  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    1351·
    2 years ago

    The fact that Ram drivers are a close second is hilarious. I guess there is some truth to all the jokes about Rams being driven by aggressive idiots.

    • willis936@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      2 years ago

      The Forbes article seems to be citing numbers that are now a few weeks out of date. They cite that Tesla drivers have 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers and Ram has 22.76. If you go to their source link you’ll see that the more recent numbers are Tesla: 31.13 and Ram: 32.90.

      https://www.lendingtree.com/insurance/brand-incidents-study/

      Ram in MA is 64.44 and I want these fucking things outlawed.

      • yimby@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        Read the source more carefully

        Tesla drivers have the highest accident rate. From Nov. 14, 2022, through Nov. 14, 2023, Tesla drivers had 23.54 accidents per 1,000 drivers. Ram (22.76)

        Accidents only. Worst driver counts DUIs a d fines as well.

        • thatgirlwasfire@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          I moved here and am still asking that question myself. Only in mass do people honk if you dare to stop for a stop sign.

      • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        It’s it the Ram that’s the problem, or the driver that also likes to cover the Ram in Infowars bumper stickers?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      I had a friend years ago with Dodge Ram van. He said, “it says Dodge in the front because that’s what you’re supposed to do when you see it coming and Ram in the back because you didn’t read the warning on the front.”