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Re: Tesla driver gets stuck using snowmobile trail as shortcut in Adirondacks, cops say
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Feb 8, 2024, 8:15:58 PM2/8/24
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On 28 Feb 2022, Lefty Lundquist <lefty_l...@ggmail.com> posted some
news:svjmpi$4q3$1...@dont-email.me:
> Tesla drivers are stupid, just like Prius drivers.
One Tesla driver seemingly overestimated the car’s abilities by taking it
on a snowmobile trail through the Adirondacks, according to investigators
in New York.
The car made it four miles before getting stuck on the Elm Lake Road
Snowmobile Trail, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation said in a Feb. 6 Facebook post.
It happened around 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 as the driver tried to reach the
Siamese Ponds Wilderness trailhead, about 90 miles northwest of Albany,
officials said.
The winding trail is restricted to snowmobiles — for good reason. A tow
truck had to be summoned to free the car from its predicament and pull it
back to the nearest road, the department said.
“The Adirondacks can be difficult in the winter,” the Hamilton County
Sheriff’s Office reported. “Even chains on the tires could not save this
Tesla from being stuck.”
The identity of the driver was not released and officials did not report
any injuries from the mishap.
Responding officers ticketed the driver “for illegal operation of a motor
vehicle on posted easement roads/trails,” officials said.
News of the odd discovery prompted a wide range of reactions on social
media, including some commenters who were impressed the car made it four
miles before getting stuck. Others wondered if it was on autopilot, which
is among the capabilities of the vehicles.
Among the commenters were officials with the Town of Indian Lake, which
decided to state the obvious.
“Hmm...don’t do this! Snowmobile trails are for snowmobiles, not cars,”
town officials wrote.
https://news.yahoo.com/tesla-driver-uses-snowmobile-trail-122949742.html
news:svjmpi$4q3$1...@dont-email.me:
> Tesla drivers are stupid, just like Prius drivers.
One Tesla driver seemingly overestimated the car’s abilities by taking it
on a snowmobile trail through the Adirondacks, according to investigators
in New York.
The car made it four miles before getting stuck on the Elm Lake Road
Snowmobile Trail, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation said in a Feb. 6 Facebook post.
It happened around 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 as the driver tried to reach the
Siamese Ponds Wilderness trailhead, about 90 miles northwest of Albany,
officials said.
The winding trail is restricted to snowmobiles — for good reason. A tow
truck had to be summoned to free the car from its predicament and pull it
back to the nearest road, the department said.
“The Adirondacks can be difficult in the winter,” the Hamilton County
Sheriff’s Office reported. “Even chains on the tires could not save this
Tesla from being stuck.”
The identity of the driver was not released and officials did not report
any injuries from the mishap.
Responding officers ticketed the driver “for illegal operation of a motor
vehicle on posted easement roads/trails,” officials said.
News of the odd discovery prompted a wide range of reactions on social
media, including some commenters who were impressed the car made it four
miles before getting stuck. Others wondered if it was on autopilot, which
is among the capabilities of the vehicles.
Among the commenters were officials with the Town of Indian Lake, which
decided to state the obvious.
“Hmm...don’t do this! Snowmobile trails are for snowmobiles, not cars,”
town officials wrote.
https://news.yahoo.com/tesla-driver-uses-snowmobile-trail-122949742.html
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