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VW driver has stroke on Autobahn, Tesla owner uses his car to rescue driver
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:01 am
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:01 am
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It feels good to be the hero, and for the driver that exposed his Tesla (and himself) to danger in order to save another driver, it won't even be very costly.
According to Muenchner Merkur (via Jalopnik), 41-year-old Manfred Kick was driving his Tesla Model S when he noticed a man in a Volkswagen driving erratically on the Autobahn near Munich, Germany. When Kick realized the man was unconscious, he pulled in front of the Volkswagen and slowly braked until both cars came to a stop.
He then entered the Volkswagen and gave the man first aid, while some people who stopped called emergency services. The man, who appeared to have suffered a stroke, was taken to the hospital and is stable, the German police said Tuesday.
The feel-good story would potentially end with a large damage bill for the Tesla driver — there's a total of 10,000 euros in combined damage, according to Jalopnik — if it weren't for Elon Musk, who shared the story on Twitter and said Tesla would provide all repair costs free of charge.
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Congrats to the Tesla owner who sacrificed damage to his own car to bring a car with an unconscious driver safely to a stop!
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In appreciation, Tesla is providing all repair costs free of charge and expedited. https://jalopnik.com/heroic-driver-sacrifices-his-tesla-to-save-unconscious-1792349590 …
3:05 PM - 15 Feb 2017
10,000e sounds like a lot of money for what the image shows as some minor rear bumper and quarter panel repair but Good on Tesla for covering the costs. Shrewd marketing move
This post was edited on 2/16/17 at 9:14 am
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Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:04 am to Tigeralum2008
That's damn good driving to keep your car under control while braking to slow another car.
Cheers to this man that's some selfless balls out bravery he displayed
Cheers to this man that's some selfless balls out bravery he displayed
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:05 am to Tigeralum2008
Talk about balls of steel
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:06 am to TheAlmightySmash
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Talk about balls of steel
No joke. Not only did this guy say frick my Tesla but potentially his own well being just to help this person.
It's always great to see people not being a bystander
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:09 am to Tigeralum2008
Thanks for the link
Tesla's have all kinds of different sensors all around the car. Even though the damage may look minor, there may be a bunch of expensive little lane keeping assist sensors, parking assist sensors, and backup camera that got damaged and need to be replaced. Not just as easy as body work and paint
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10,000e sounds like a lot of money for what the image shows as some minor rear bumper and quarter panel repair but Good on Tesla for covering the costs.
Tesla's have all kinds of different sensors all around the car. Even though the damage may look minor, there may be a bunch of expensive little lane keeping assist sensors, parking assist sensors, and backup camera that got damaged and need to be replaced. Not just as easy as body work and paint
This post was edited on 2/16/17 at 9:10 am
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:11 am to Tiger Prawn
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Thanks for the link
apologies. I'm generally pretty good at providing them in the op but I forgot
Jalopnik
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:12 am to Tiger Prawn
I will always applaud someone for not deciding to vertically film the situation with their cell phone and instead acting like a compassionate human being and trying help.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:15 am to Fat and Happy
Off topic but what's all the hate for vertical filming?
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:15 am to Tigeralum2008
I wonder if the VW had front impact sensors.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:15 am to Tigeralum2008
Tesla driver is a badass.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:17 am to Mir
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Off topic but what's all the hate for vertical filming?
Typically it is unclear, zoomed out and terrible to view on a desktop. Whereas as landscape filming can be much better for the viewer.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:23 am to Tigeralum2008
Apology accepted 
But...
But...
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but he had to do something that Germans are programmed from birth never to do: pass in the right lane—a crime right up there with theft, wasting good beer, and putting bacon on Jaegerschnitzel. But he managed to conquer those genetic predispositions,
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:24 am to Tigeralum2008
Kudos to the Samaritan and to overlord Musk
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:28 am to Tigeralum2008
This story is awesome all around. Awesome on the driver for taking the risk of thousands of dollars of damage without second thought and good on Musk for picking up the tab.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:31 am to TheAlmightySmash
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Talk about balls of steel
Tesla (Truck) Nuts of steel
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:38 am to Tigeralum2008
I was expecting a story where the Tesla driver used the battery from his car to jumpstart the guy's heart
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:40 am to Tigeralum2008
A legitimate cool story (bro). Nice to see Tesla backing up this man's good deed with a good deed of their own.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:40 am to Mir
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That's damn good driving to keep your car under control while braking to slow another car.
People over there can drive.
They have extremely difficult driving tests that require a ton of skill and studying. Most people fail at least once.
I don't understand why an American politician doesn't run with that on their platform. All it would do is piss off 16 year olds who can't vote and make adults who already have licenses happy.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:41 am to TheCaterpillar
And maybe even lower insurance rates.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:42 am to Tigeralum2008
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