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Originally Posted by djsaad1
I am posting here because the Tesla forums are highly biased.
We have had a Model X for about a month now, and we have had some pretty close calls with the falcon wing doors almost hitting the kids. At this point I get worried every time I put the kids in and out of the car.
I decided to browse through YouTube to see if others are worried, and saw a few videos testing the door sensors with vegetables or sticks. A lot of the times the doors did not stop and just crushed the object. I am really not sure these doors are going to stop quick enough if one of my younger kids are in the way, especially not if their fingers are in the wrong place.
My gut is telling me I should get rid of the car because of this, but I am not sure if I am overreacting or not. Maybe we get used to it, but since this is mostly my wife's car, and the kids are going to be in it daily, I am not sure it is worth the risk.
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Myself and others have been hit a number of times by the falcon wing doors of the Model X we had before. None of us were hurt, though the contact force does vary depending on where the body impacts the door. The most sensitive area of the door is the lower edge, which is the location of the sensor. A gentle touch of that edge will stop the door immediately. Even when the interior panel of the door hit first, it still didn't hurt. I have gotten hit a couple of times by its trunk, and that does hurt a bit.
By the way, we did end up lemoning our Model X due to falcon wing door reliability issues. We didn't really have concern about getting hit though...