Shipping CEO Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was intoxicated when she drove into lake, sheriff’s office says | CNN Business
Shipping CEO Angela Chao, Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, was intoxicated when she drove into lake, sheriff’s office says | CNN Business
Angela Chao, the shipping company CEO and sister-in-law of outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove her Tesla into a lake at a Texas ranch in a fatal crash last month, according to the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.
That's right CEOs please get behind the wheel drunk and back your Tesla into a retaining pond.
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Is it common for doors and windows not to work in this situation or is this just Tesla being a death machine?
For most cars the windows will work for 30-60 seconds after being in the water. The doors will not open due to the water pressure from the outside.
If you should ever find yourself in a car in the water:
- Seatbelt off
- Window open
- Kids out
- You out Don't bother with the window braking thingy unless absolutely necessary. They will not work on laminated windows, which are more common for side windows in modern cars.
addendum: if you have doors that you can open via a handle on the inside, so non-tesla doors basically, you will be able to open the door once the car is sufficiently submerged, as inside and outside pressure will be equalized. Anyone in a Tesla is fucked though because those doors open electronically via button cuz that's cool. As far as I know at least, I will never enter one of those death machines.
Yeah, although waiting and trying the door should always be a last resort. Because if they don't open, you're fucked.
Oh yes agreed. This is more a "try this as a last resort" thing. Ideally, you just roll the window down and get out that way.