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Tesla Hijacked during high speed car chase
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brainhouston
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AS9.9.
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He must of not put it in park there, or didn't have PIN to drive on! Would have never been able to drive away haha.
zoomer0056
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What an idiot! Maybe he thought if he came out wearing only his underwear they wouldn't arrest him! We live among idiots.
brainhouston
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I would have took the phone on the way out.
Then turn on speed limit mode, climate control to full heat, send the address to a police station to the cars navigation... Keep trying unlatch door, open the frunk and trunk.
Then turn on speed limit mode, climate control to full heat, send the address to a police station to the cars navigation... Keep trying unlatch door, open the frunk and trunk.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
Gotta add smart seats that recognize butt prints so ejection shoots jackers out of the sunroof..
If someone actively has a firearm pointed at you, you want them to get as far away as possible. Even if you are carrying, you give them what they want.Darn it, if only driver grabbed the phone, it would've been a very short chase
It's a tough situation. There's a whole back and forth about this on Reddit too. I agree that you should hand them the car and value your life, but what if you have family or a child in the back? They won't let you take them out and you can't leave the car because they'll just drive away with the kid. So even if you're carrying, what choice do you have in this situation other than to just floor it and hope Tesla acceleration will save you?
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
The "carry" issue is fear-mongering, there's almost no chance of this happening in daylight when most people drive.
"What if it's 79.6 degrees, you're facing west, there's an asteroid headed towards earth, the gunman has a small caliber handgun, you have a gallon of milk in the trunk and you just washed your car?"
I would recommend you attend some in-person self-defense firearms courses. Any reputable one will discuss the absurdity of these types of proposals of "what if". I take them regularly, and have for years, even with an extensive military background (in case you think experienced people just know what to do and don't need them).
Gross motor skills and muscle memory take over during a high stress situation, and the best way to deal with any situation when a gun is pointed at you is to give them what they want, and put distance between you and them. End of story.
if you think that "amazing awesome super duper Tesla acceleration " is going to outrun a bullet if they start shooting, you're sorely mistaken. Then, if you did have family in the back, they're the ones in between you and the gunman while he's shooting at you, so your actions just put them in more danger.
I would *not* let someone steal my car with a gallon of milk in the trunk. First, what a waste of milk. But second, if it spills you'll *never ever ever* get that smell out.
The correct thing to do in that case is to politely remove the trunk milk before handing the car over to the thieves.
That said, the car jacker was directly in the path of the opened driver door... would've been a better video if the driver had rapidly reversed and knocked him to the ground, then drove forward.
Can't drive a Tesla when the driver's door is open if you're currently stopped.
Valid points on the milk though.
NewbyMaybe
Newby1Kenowby
An attempt was thwarted when the driver stopped in an empty lot for a call. When the gunman walked up the driver floored the pedal. Bullet lodged in the b pillar and door.
Luckily creep was off, there was an open escape route and small caliber weapon.
Luckily creep was off, there was an open escape route and small caliber weapon.
IIRC, the gunman also couldn't figure out how to use the door handle fast enough.
