The horror story that was Southern California in the late 1970's as thousands of arriving Vietnamese refuges were unleashed onto the roads of Orange Country in their Datsun B210's will never be properly told. Oh, the horror of Ms Li-Ming driving in reverse through the Safe Way grocery parking lot at break neck speed... the death... the destruction! I sometimes wake in a cold sweat as the awful memories step from the shadows in my dreams and drag me back to those times. They say I was too young to be a Nam vet.... I disagree, I was in the shit man.
I lived in a part of Orange County called Little Saigon and I remember those drivers well. Many of them were so small they could not see over the steering wheel and needed booster seats. Definitely serious driving hazards.
Those kinds of drivers are not uncommon in the Far East like China - especially the elderly driving little EV cars called a Happy Grandpa that are basically a glorified golf cart. You don't need a license to drive one and it ends up being a free for all in the cities. I remember a Taiwanese coworker that took me on a short drive to show off her new car. That was one of the scariest rides I had ever taken. I could not get out of her car fast enough. She was really sweet, but a really bad driver.
AND this has NOTHING to do with Mitch resigning. AND nothing to do with EV,s being controllable by outside forces,AND nothing to do with potential clean up operations. CMON everyone NOTHING to see here.
People do fall. Especially in long garments like the robes she liked. And that staircase! Good Lord. I think it was marble and I don't remember it being carpeted. I would surely kill myself on such a staircase.
Purkiss, is that a pic of her house? Did she drive through a wall in the garage because I'm not seeing a way for her to backup into the pond while backing out of the garage. Plus, if I drove into a pond I'd be able to figure out some way to break the window and swim out of the car. Heck, she had a cell phone in her hand to use as a window breaking device. I guess she was panicking and didn't realize she had the avenue of her escape right in the palm of her hand. Unless, of course, Tesla makes nonbreakable windows. Maybe a 100 lb. Asian woman doesn't have the arm strength the break a windown. Someting wong wiff dis.
Front door windows in late model cars are now laminated just like windshields. A cell phone won’t break it. And if it does break it won’t shatter because of the lamination. During an extrication we have to cut laminated glass with a glass saw or use an axe and chew around the edges then pull it from the tracks.
Yes. But the laminate will still be almost impossible to tear/cut without real tools.
Older vehicles with tempered door windows will shatter, so headrest forks can work to break those. The glass certification is located near a bottom corner of the glass so you can learn what type is installed on your vehicle.
The Chinese brand BYD that China attempting to import into the US through Mexico are really bad. China is trying to bypass the tariffs imposed on Chinese cars by taking advantage of NAFTA. BYDs have a major design flaw where the battery hangs lower than the undercarriage of the car exposing it to road hazards that can damage the battery. The EV fires in China have become common place and they want to export it to the rest of the world.
From what I saw on an aerial view of the property, and the pic shown on this post, is the only part of the pond accessible to the driveway appeared to have a small barrier at the end of the driveway with trees on one side and a building on the other. That the car would have to go over that barrier to end up in the pond. There didn't appear to be any other road access to the pond. The driveway also went downhill towards the pond. None of it makes sense.
Do you think the vehicle gently rolled into the lake or did it smoke the tires and hit the water with a huge splash? Any idea how far into the lake it came to rest? Near the edge, with just enough water to cover the windows or in the center where it might be the deepest?
Not sure where the car was in the pond. I find it curious that the car was quicky returned to the family. In fact, I believe it was the same day without any discussion of an investigation. So I have no doubt if there was evidence to be acquired from the car, it has been removed.
Given the barrier at the end of the downhill driveway, there is no way the car could have rolled into the pond. Now, if there was enough clearance between the tree and the barrier to thread the needle letting the car through, I don't know. Looking at the aerial photos there doesn't appear that the car would have had access from that driveway. It was the only place around the pond where there is paved area. She could have been off-road and reversed it into the pond - especially if stuck on the turf and tried to accelerate to dislodge the car, going in reverse instead of moving forward.
The bottom line is that we may never know what really happened. But there are too many koincidinks to dismiss this as an unfortunate accident. The hoops they jumped through to avoid over attention here in the US and in China to make this story go away is suspicious in itself. China's version of the events was outright fake news - given by a news outlet not known for such reporting. But, the chief editor is a personal friend of the Chao family. Too many strange things associated with this story.
If you ever fall into a body of water within your vehicle and you are either unable to break the windshield or open the door, don't panic. Camly take your seat belt off. And unlock the doors. Wait for the cabin to fill with water, get as high as you can to take your last breath right before it fills. As soon as the cabin fills completely with water, the pressure will normalize, allowing you to open the door. Swim out and up.
My dad always carried one of those springed spike devices in his truck that would break a window. Not a bad idea for anyone that frequents water locations.
But details of how Chao's Tesla ended up in the pond have not yet been divulged by authorities, leading some people, including J. Kyle Bass, a prominent hedge fund manager and founder of Texas-based Hayman Capital Management, to question if the Tesla was hacked.
"Does the Blanco County Sheriff have the technical capacity to investigate the Tesla logs to determine if the car was tampered with or even hacked?" Bass wrote on X. "This case continues to become more and more suspicious."
I mean... she is Asian, I'm married to one, I never let her drive.
lol
The horror story that was Southern California in the late 1970's as thousands of arriving Vietnamese refuges were unleashed onto the roads of Orange Country in their Datsun B210's will never be properly told. Oh, the horror of Ms Li-Ming driving in reverse through the Safe Way grocery parking lot at break neck speed... the death... the destruction! I sometimes wake in a cold sweat as the awful memories step from the shadows in my dreams and drag me back to those times. They say I was too young to be a Nam vet.... I disagree, I was in the shit man.
They only stop for green lights.
I lived in a part of Orange County called Little Saigon and I remember those drivers well. Many of them were so small they could not see over the steering wheel and needed booster seats. Definitely serious driving hazards.
Those kinds of drivers are not uncommon in the Far East like China - especially the elderly driving little EV cars called a Happy Grandpa that are basically a glorified golf cart. You don't need a license to drive one and it ends up being a free for all in the cities. I remember a Taiwanese coworker that took me on a short drive to show off her new car. That was one of the scariest rides I had ever taken. I could not get out of her car fast enough. She was really sweet, but a really bad driver.
I love the Vietnamese, very hard working, mostly christian, friendly and they love America.
I agree. Most of the Vietnamese I have known have been great people.
Too fkn funny and so true. I was in So Cal at that time. 😆
Anyone that can be blindfolded with dental floss should never have car keys.
DWA 😂 (Driving While Asian)
Angela Chao and her friend sh efu ckup
AND this has NOTHING to do with Mitch resigning. AND nothing to do with EV,s being controllable by outside forces,AND nothing to do with potential clean up operations. CMON everyone NOTHING to see here.
Trump's ex-wife died falling down her stairs. Great way to send a message. Just like black eyes and boots on foot injuries.
No one has been looking at that closely. Probably because Trump has been quiet.
People do fall. Especially in long garments like the robes she liked. And that staircase! Good Lord. I think it was marble and I don't remember it being carpeted. I would surely kill myself on such a staircase.
Asian women can't drive. Makes sense lol
My exs were Asian and couldn't drive worth shit lol. They aways wanted me to drive.
Their cars would have a bunch of dents and bumper marks lol.
Lol. I'm getting PTSD thinking about that highway driving.
Why is that. They are stereotypically smart, yet can’t drive worth shits. It’s a weird combo.
this is why you don't buy a car that can be remote controlled
Well, if anything were made to look like an accident, an Asian woman in a car is the most plausible.
Turtle Chaoder (soup)
Well played.
Purkiss, is that a pic of her house? Did she drive through a wall in the garage because I'm not seeing a way for her to backup into the pond while backing out of the garage. Plus, if I drove into a pond I'd be able to figure out some way to break the window and swim out of the car. Heck, she had a cell phone in her hand to use as a window breaking device. I guess she was panicking and didn't realize she had the avenue of her escape right in the palm of her hand. Unless, of course, Tesla makes nonbreakable windows. Maybe a 100 lb. Asian woman doesn't have the arm strength the break a windown. Someting wong wiff dis.
Front door windows in late model cars are now laminated just like windshields. A cell phone won’t break it. And if it does break it won’t shatter because of the lamination. During an extrication we have to cut laminated glass with a glass saw or use an axe and chew around the edges then pull it from the tracks.
Use the headrest forks to pierce the windows.
Yes. But the laminate will still be almost impossible to tear/cut without real tools.
Older vehicles with tempered door windows will shatter, so headrest forks can work to break those. The glass certification is located near a bottom corner of the glass so you can learn what type is installed on your vehicle.
those cars ARE literal death traps. https://youtu.be/1oAVCEnO2VA?si=1nL0UsLmoJ-Vbht6
The Chinese brand BYD that China attempting to import into the US through Mexico are really bad. China is trying to bypass the tariffs imposed on Chinese cars by taking advantage of NAFTA. BYDs have a major design flaw where the battery hangs lower than the undercarriage of the car exposing it to road hazards that can damage the battery. The EV fires in China have become common place and they want to export it to the rest of the world.
From what I saw on an aerial view of the property, and the pic shown on this post, is the only part of the pond accessible to the driveway appeared to have a small barrier at the end of the driveway with trees on one side and a building on the other. That the car would have to go over that barrier to end up in the pond. There didn't appear to be any other road access to the pond. The driveway also went downhill towards the pond. None of it makes sense.
Do you think the vehicle gently rolled into the lake or did it smoke the tires and hit the water with a huge splash? Any idea how far into the lake it came to rest? Near the edge, with just enough water to cover the windows or in the center where it might be the deepest?
Not sure where the car was in the pond. I find it curious that the car was quicky returned to the family. In fact, I believe it was the same day without any discussion of an investigation. So I have no doubt if there was evidence to be acquired from the car, it has been removed.
Given the barrier at the end of the downhill driveway, there is no way the car could have rolled into the pond. Now, if there was enough clearance between the tree and the barrier to thread the needle letting the car through, I don't know. Looking at the aerial photos there doesn't appear that the car would have had access from that driveway. It was the only place around the pond where there is paved area. She could have been off-road and reversed it into the pond - especially if stuck on the turf and tried to accelerate to dislodge the car, going in reverse instead of moving forward.
The bottom line is that we may never know what really happened. But there are too many koincidinks to dismiss this as an unfortunate accident. The hoops they jumped through to avoid over attention here in the US and in China to make this story go away is suspicious in itself. China's version of the events was outright fake news - given by a news outlet not known for such reporting. But, the chief editor is a personal friend of the Chao family. Too many strange things associated with this story.
If you ever fall into a body of water within your vehicle and you are either unable to break the windshield or open the door, don't panic. Camly take your seat belt off. And unlock the doors. Wait for the cabin to fill with water, get as high as you can to take your last breath right before it fills. As soon as the cabin fills completely with water, the pressure will normalize, allowing you to open the door. Swim out and up.
Depending on how deep it is…
Well, this is your best chance if you can't get out regardless of how deep it is.
Probably just a sloppy job….DEI hire I bet.
“You just CAN’T find good assassins these days!”
Do billionaire women actually drive cars?
They do from their guest cottage to the main house on their sprawling ranch.
Cankles: "Nothing to see here."
My dad always carried one of those springed spike devices in his truck that would break a window. Not a bad idea for anyone that frequents water locations.
Whatever really happened it seems to be what encouraged Turtle to split the scene.
"Does the Blanco County Sheriff have the technical capacity to investigate the Tesla logs to determine if the car was tampered with or even hacked?" Bass wrote on X. "This case continues to become more and more suspicious."
https://www.businessinsider.com/angela-chao-foremost-group-death-tesla-gearshift-reverse-drowning-accident-2024-3
Interesting question. Even more so that they printed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9loGDM8Z40
She had crazy eyes