An act of heroism is in the news as a Tesla driver risked himself and his car to slow and stop an out of control VW whose driver suffered a stroke and was unconscious as his car continued down the busy Autobahn.
https://electrek.co/2017/02/14/tesla-driver-sacrifices-model-s-help-save-man-stroke/
https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/tesla-driver-saves-lives-with-amazing-autobahn-rescue-maneuver
http://jalopnik.com/heroic-driver-sacrifices-his-tesla-to-save-unconscious-1792349590
Aluminum bodies are great for electric vehicles since they are lighter and enable longer range, but any Tesla Model S owner who had to get body work done on their car will tell you that it is not cheap.
It’s why Tesla drivers are especially careful not to even get a door ding on their car and why it’s particularly surprising to learn of a Tesla driver who intentionally collided with another car on the highway. Though it was definitely for a good reason.
German media are reporting this morning on an accident that happened on the Autobahn near Munich last night.
A 47-year-old man driving a VW Passat apparently lost consciousness while driving. It obviously resulted in a lost control and the vehicle hit the guardrail a few times, but it was still going fast.
That’s when the vehicle was spotted by a Tesla driver who realized that the VW driver was unconscious and decided to position his Model S in front of the VW and slow down until the vehicle collided.
https://electrek.co/2017/02/14/tesla-driver-sacrifices-model-s-help-save-man-stroke/
The man was driving his €70,000 Tesla north of Munich on Monday evening when he noticed a VW Passat swerving on the busy road in front of him, the fire services report.
Upon overtaking the vehicle, he saw that its 50-year-old driver was in serious trouble - clearly losing consciousness, he was no longer able to keep control of his vehicle.
This is when the Tesla driver decided to act.
After alerting the fire services to the situation, he drove in front of the VW and slowly applied pressure to his brakes, allowing the little car to crash into him from behind. Keeping his foot on the brake, he was able to bring both cars to a controlled stop.
According to the fire services, the man “showed incredible courage” and “saves lives” through his actions.
https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/tesla-driver-saves-lives-with-amazing-autobahn-rescue-maneuver
http://jalopnik.com/heroic-driver-sacrifices-his-tesla-to-save-unconscious-1792349590