Watch: Tesla Driver Leaves Car's Falcon-Wing Door Open, Smashes Into Double-Decker Bus
One Tesla X driver has learned the hard way that they should probably keep their doors closed while the vehicle is moving.
You should never drive a vehicle with the doors open. It's no rocket science. It's a simple rule and that's how it has always been. But it appears that someone didn't get the memo.
One Tesla X driver left the car's distinctive falcon-wing doors fully open and crashed into a double-decker bus in London.
Within a matter of seconds from the camera rolling, the open door managed to collide with a double-decker bus, completely smashing the front windscreen, side of the driver cab and advertising board.
As you can imagine, the whole incident gave the bus driver and a nearby pedestrian who was about to cross the road an awful fright.
As per Jalopnik, there are at least three warnings when the vehicle¡¯s door is open. It¡¯s not clear if there was a malfunction or if the driver simply chose to ignore those alarms.
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Transit authorities in London confirmed the accident happened on August 14, Business Insider reported.
¡°It must have been a really nasty shock for the bus driver, who we wish well, and we are supporting the bus operator¡¯s ongoing investigation,¡± Tom Cunnington, head of bus business development for Transport for London, told the website.
Last week, a driver miraculously escaped unhurt after crashing his Tesla into a set of petrol pumps at a gas station in Austin, Texas, causing a massive fire.
It was reported that the male juvenile was driving a Tesla Model X when he crashed into a traffic light pole at the intersection and then into a gas pump.
The driver was able to escape from the car before it burst into flames. When police arrived on the scene, they determined he had been driving under the influence of alcohol and arrested him for his gross negligence.
