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.
(Verse 1)
Sitting in the cab of my old pickup truck,
Memories rollin' by, like the miles we used to clock.
Drove through the sunset, with you by my side,
Never thought a metal heart could take me for a ride.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Verse 2)
We hauled our troubles down those lonesome roads,
Your engine hummed the tunes, while our story unfolds.
Loaded up with laughter, and baggage too,
Little did I know, you had a route of your own to pursue.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Bridge)
I miss the way your headlights cut through the night,
The hum of your engine, our rhythm just right.
But now the road is empty, just echoes of our song,
You found a new destination, I guess I got it wrong.
(Verse 3)
We parked under stars, shared secrets in the dark,
But now it's just silence, an abandoned truck stop.
I'm left with memories, and a tank full of regret,
A self-driving heartbreak, I'll never forget.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Outro)
So here I am, parked on this lonely track,
Wishing you'd come back, but you won't look back.
You rolled away, with gears that don't feel,
Left me stranded, at the crossroads of steel.
(Verse 1)
Sitting in the cab of my old pickup truck,
Memories rollin' by, like the miles we used to clock.
Drove through the sunset, with you by my side,
Never thought a metal heart could take me for a ride.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Verse 2)
We hauled our troubles down those lonesome roads,
Your engine hummed the tunes, while our story unfolds.
Loaded up with laughter, and baggage too,
Little did I know, you had a route of your own to pursue.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Bridge)
I miss the way your headlights cut through the night,
The hum of your engine, our rhythm just right.
But now the road is empty, just echoes of our song,
You found a new destination, I guess I got it wrong.
(Verse 3)
We parked under stars, shared secrets in the dark,
But now it's just silence, an abandoned truck stop.
I'm left with memories, and a tank full of regret,
A self-driving heartbreak, I'll never forget.
(Chorus)
We were a highway love, wind in our hair,
Haulin' dreams together, an inseparable pair.
But now you're gone, and it's just my luck,
My darlin' left me, a self-driving truck.
(Outro)
So here I am, parked on this lonely track,
Wishing you'd come back, but you won't look back.
You rolled away, with gears that don't feel,
Left me stranded, at the crossroads of steel.
I think there might be something to be said here for some potential selection bias. Are Tesla drivers like ram drivers, overly aggressive idiots but with the added layer of being relatively new tech?
More boringly , maybe its selection on the circumstances too. For example maybe ev's tend to drive more in urban environments, more urban may mean more collision opprtunities per time spent driving.
Of course ram is a farmers vehicle is desgned for rural use, so must rarely be seen in built up areas. /s
edit: having glanced at the cited article - theres no obvious mention of any risk adjustment, the measures seem to be simple ratio of crashes per driver. No obvious control for whether the sub-population spend more or less time driving.
Rate per - place-specific-risk adjusted person-hour would work better.
As often with things like risk, it really helps to be able to do a multidimensional analysis. See if vehicle type/brand is significant after controlling for as many circumstantial factors and exposure related factors as you can reliably observe.
I assure you that large obnoxious trucks are a status symbol for many idiot right wing boomers and gen x, who take pride in daily driving a truck for their commute into, inside, and outside of cities.
They also complain about traffic, while simultaneously doing everything they can to under or unfund public transit, because they are literally incapable of understanding that adding more lanes to highways does not actually reduce traffic.
Fortunately for me I don't live in USA so these things are still a bit of a rarity, and are quite impractical in my town's, compact and heavily pedestrianised town centre.
They’re impractical in US town centers too. Drivers of these often live in suburban and rural areas and act like “omg city = CRIME and those people”, and if they come into the city, get frustrated because their giant POS vehicles are difficult to park as they’re terrible at maneuvering (drivers and the truck) and don’t fit in many parking spaces.
This is so common that when I see the rare one that can actually drive and park well in a city I actually stop being angry and switch to being impressed.
I'm sure some truck drivers are very good at it, if they have to drive large trailers often for instance. But a lot of the time their giant trucks can't even fit into a parking spot without taking up more than one space.
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.
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.
Where I live Audi's drivers are the worst. It's like they are for losers that would like to do some posturing but can't afford a Mercedes and their frustrations manifest themselves in their stupid driving style.
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."
Worth noting that "Ram" is now its own brand, divorced from Dodge, and they only make 1 vehicle, while other trucks are sold as part of the Ford and Chevy lineup. So it's probable those other vehicles are bringing up the safety ratings of, say F150 and Silverado.