But he questioned whether the Model S's low clearance, a design element that supports its aerodynamics, made it easier for the car to strike road debris.
Protests, industrial strikes, road blockades and arrests have occurred throughout the area, including an unprecedented 245-day sit-in at tribal council offices that shook the Tahltan Nation's politics to their core.
During a demonstration in Santiago last Thursday to call attention to the struggle of the people of Aysén, a fishing region in southern Chile where fuel prices, a crumbling infrastructure and poor healthcare, among other things, have led to mass strikes, road blocks, and violent protests effectively shutting down the area, a young protester took off in a dead sprint across Parque Almagro.
Dust storms are most dangerous when they strike a road at right angles.
On April 8th a line of barges struck a road bridge over the Illinois river near Florence, Illinois.
As a team of AFP reporters drove to the scene, a shot struck the road out of nowhere in front of the car and a puff of smoke went up from the asphalt.
When running, bare feet act like springs, absorbing the shock of striking the road, which they then use as energy to push off into the next stride.
The treads squeeze air as they strike the road and snap as they pull away, which sets the tread and sidewalls vibrating.
In China, a family is suing Tesla after the driver was killed when a Model S struck a road-sweeping truck.
Lil Wayne, "Can't Believe It (A Capella)" (2008) Cher introduced the world to Auto-Tune as a special effect; a few years later, Kid Rock used it to strike a road-weary-rock-balladeer on 2000's "Only God Knows Why", bridging the gap between Lynyrd Skynyrd and C3PO.
