While American car company Tesla is deeply mired in quality and safety controversy in China, a Tesla car on the Taizhou viaduct in Zhejiang Province collided with two Chinese traffic policemen who were dealing with the accident, which once again sparked heated discussions in China.
According to Chinese media reports on May 17, a Tesla car on the Taizhou viaduct in Zhejiang Province collided with two Chinese traffic policemen who were dealing with the accident in the afternoon. The injured traffic policemen were currently being rescued.
The video of the accident showed that two traffic policemen on the viaduct fell to the ground and the front of a black Tesla car was damaged.
Taizhou City Public Security Bureau Traffic Police Department then issued a notification that at 17:15 on May 17, Chen Moulong drove a small car through the Luqiao Luoyang Street 104 West overpass, colliding with traffic police who were handling traffic accidents at the scene, resulting in a traffic accident in which two traffic police were injured. And the two wounded were being rescued in the hospital and one of them was seriously injured. Chen Moulong has been controlled by the public security organs, and the cause of the accident was under further investigation.
Taizhou police revealed that the cause of the accident was still under investigation and will issue another briefing on the afternoon of May 18 to update the progress of the accident investigation.
On the morning of May 18, Tesla officially responded, “We express our sincere condolences to the two injured traffic police comrades…After receiving the news, Tesla contacted the relevant departments and reported the situation as soon as possible. We will fully cooperate with the investigation work of relevant departments. Tesla will no longer disclose information before the announcement of the accident investigation results. Please refer to the police identification and accident investigation results.”
According to the latest news from the Taizhou Police on the afternoon of May 18, Chen Xiyong, a police officer who was seriously injured in the accident, died after being rescued. Another injured police officer was out of danger.
On April 19, 2021, the first day of the Shanghai International Auto Show Media Day, a female Chinese car owner’s protest against ‘brake failure’ at the Tesla booth caused the brand to be deeply involved in product quality and safety disputes.
Other data show that from 2020 to the present, there have been more than ten incidents of brake failure of Tesla vehicles across China. Subsequently, Tesla announced that it would establish an exclusive database for Chinese users, and open up owners to review all vehicle information.
In response to this accident, Chinese public opinion has stated that “Tesla’s technical standards for driving are seriously different from the driving skills of petrol cars taught by driving schools in China. This is a potential safety hazard and is also illegal. Tesla should be banned from the roads until Tesla changes the technical standards of driving to be consistent with existing gasoline cars. This is a major safety issue, and the authorities should immediately open a case for investigation.”
One Chinese netizen sarcastically said, “It was rainy and slippery, so I guess the traffic police didn’t wear the right shoes and the friction coefficient was too low, causing the soles of their feet to slip and not being able to avoid the oncoming cars in time. Anyway, it’s not Tesla’s fault.”
Source: dwnews