A Tesla driver sent a moped rider into the air after making a sudden left turn as nearby construction workers looked on.
Shocking dashcam footage was captured the moment the driver of the gray Tesla cut off the rider of a white scooter on Commercial Street in Footscray, Melbourne, on Monday.
The driver flashed his turn signal for a few moments before abruptly leaving the right lane and immediately picking up the scooter and its rider.
Dashcam footage captured the moment a gray Tesla picked up a white scooter in Footscray, Melbourne on Monday
The scooter driver was helped off the ground by two female construction workers while the Tesla driver remained in their vehicle
Two construction workers who had been standing under a nearby tree ran over to watch the scooter rider as the Tesla driver remained in their car.
The car directly behind the scooter also stopped while the rider was pulled off the ground.
Their dashcam footage was uploaded to the Dashcam Owners Australia page, where users asked how the car had failed to spot the scooter.
“I thought Teslas had all the sensors you could get, especially blind spot protection,” one person wrote.
“Turn left from the right lane without doing a head check is always a bold strategy,” a second added.