Tesla Model S problem with the police
 

But why did they need to see his ID? He had done nothing wrong, and they had the licence plate of the car...

He was detained and asked for his ID to make sure the drivers license is valid :thumbsup.

Fair play - I never thought about his licence.. I just heard them say ID...

Regarding what I am watching online, I was thinking that they were looking for some excuse to execute him

Seats in the trunk, is that safe? In terms of some car or truck hitting back of the car.

Different locations, different response times.
Also it seems like you are talking about robbery post factum, not robbery in action. This was "in action" call, they had to b on time, robbery post factum is not that urgent.

I will take your words with grain of salt as it is VERY unusual for police to to respond urgently with robbery in progress. Must be pretty unique police department.

it's not safe and it's very stupid.

I wonder how did this slip through safety regulations and what not.

Where do you live that cops are paid $90k a year? Or are you suggesting that is how much the entire force combined receives?

sorry, i meant it's dangerous to stuff the kids in the trunk, not that there are seats in it.

Hmmm, we grew up with station wagons that had the exact same setup ... just no seat belts.

station wagons don't have trunks.

Why wouldn't it be safe? Some cars have back seats but no trunks.

This was really a traffic stop, but because they had reason to believe a child's life was in danger that was their primary concern.

for one thing, humans need oxygen to live.

you're right

i just checked and see that this is a hatchback config with rear facing child seats, like those wagons. i had assumed it was a trunk on the model s.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...06ae46ffae.jpg

Sorry, didn't see your followup

although mineistaken makes a valid point

http://www.mothering.com/photopost/d..._IMG_2713.jpeg

How much of that is due to overtime?

:1orglaugh

it's marketed as a sedan, not a hatchback.

Damn, you keep editing your comments before I can finish my response ... I am trying to think of a hatchback that has seating back there. Maybe that's why it is a sedan.

if you're gonna try and play gotcha, well...........:warning


:1orglaugh

anyway, a trunk is no place to stuff the kids. for several reasons and i also would not put the kids in the hatch of a model s, due to rear collision safety.

Same here in our town as well 100K+ for most of them...some of the highest paid around

HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP - Police and Fire Local Payroll Data Records [2013]

Pretty much the same thing. Unless you say that sitting there is somehow only dangerous for kids, but not adults.

Baddog, were your seats legit (not "home made" lol) in the trunk of station wagon?
Usually station wagons have looong trunks and definitely no seats, rear end collision is not a problem like in this tesla.

Check out how far away from the back of the car is the last row of seats in a modern station wagon:

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I wonder if baddog did actually have seats in that crashed part of the car... never saw that :)

Can't wait to get my Tesla so I can go bonkers. Now I'm on my second Prius. #CarbonImprint

sweet ride. :thumbsup

Police brutality. I would sue.

Safety regulations were loose back then :)
I bet you could not produce one like that these days. That is why I am surprised about these Tesla seats. Very surprised.

Mercedes E-Class

http://www.kunzmann.de/blog/wp-conte...-modell-23.jpg

Regular Van - you think this is any better?

http://p5.focus.de/img/fotos/origs69...e-im-Kombi.jpg

i think the idea that the kids would be facing outwards freaks people out. i wouldn't put my kid in that kind of car. at least with vans or suv's that have the 3 row seating there is a seat between the kid and the back door. not sure how much that would help in a high impact collision but its probably better than the kids watching the car crash right into them.

My grandfather had a Mercury Sable with the Jump seats in the back

new jersey

thats with all the benefits and all

yup:2 cents::thumbsup

I would feel safer in the back of a Tesla then being in a Smart Car.

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/bad/bad976.jpg

A first-class constable in Niagara Region makes $85k.

3.05% hike for cops 'unreasonable:' D'Angela | St. Catharines Standard

In 2011 - 317 cops made the 'sunshine list' with salaries over $100,000.

http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/201...ub-grows-by-82

David Sawyer, staff sergeant, $197,372
Patrick McCauley, staff sergeant, $175,039

Niagara Sunshine List | St. Catharines Standard

Volvo had rear facing seats in their wagons for years. Volvo was always considered one of the safest cars.

I'd trust it.

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"The Tesla Model S Just Got The Best Safety Rating Of Any Car In History"
TESLA: Tesla Model S Achieves Best Safety Rating of Any Car Ever Tested - Business Insider