[dublinben]

How many drivers of $150k cars die after driving into floodwaters? It costs nothing to turn around and not drive through a flood.

https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown

[onlypassingthru]

Arizona has a "Stupid Motorist Law" (ARS 28-910) because there are so many idiots who think they can make it across a flooded road and don't.

[adrian_b]

> (In USA) "over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water."

In this context, the advice "Turn Around Don't Drown®" seems correct.

Though perhaps the BYD solution could be more effective for dumb drivers (which, according to CDC, seem abundant).

[nradov]

There was a bizarre case where a drunk Texan drove her Tesla into a pond, got trapped inside, and drowned.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68622898

[jojomodding]

Is it gonna be one of those things where increased safety encourages dumb people because "it is watertight you know" so now a lot more people drive into the floods, and even though it's a smaller proportion more people in total drown.

[embedding-shape]

> It costs nothing to turn around and not drive through a flood.

Sometimes it may be the least bad option, floods can get pretty wild and extensive. Maybe someone travels around in deltas commonly and like the extra safety?

[sportsracersss]

Yeah but Musk tweets that his cars "will briefly serve as a boat" and then all the clout chasers film themselves KO'ing their Cybertrucks in streams and salty beaches.