▲ 492 ▼ Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Won't Open (futurism.com) submitted 2 years ago* by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/fuckcars@lemmy.ca 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments This happened in Toronto on October 24th
[–] DepthCharge@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (5 children) Always have an emergency hammer in your car to break a window permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Would that work in a car that purports to have bulletproof windows? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Only the tesla truck claims to be bullet proof. This happened in a model y and the 5th person in the car narrowly survived because a bystander smashed the window. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DepthCharge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Hmm yeah, didn't think of that permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have a Civic with a manual door handle, but after reading your comment ... I think I'm going to get one to leave in the car just in case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Should your car ever wind up submerged in water a hammer could come in handy. Make sure it's a "break glass" type hammer, which has a point. Thick tempered glass is surprisingly strong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago The spring-loaded kind are a lot easier to use in a cramped car and by people with less upper body strength. However, those won't work on newer cars with dual-pane or laminated glass permalink fedilink source parent [–] eyes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I've seen people say that emergency window hammers don't work with Tesla windows as they're laminated in current models. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Something pointed would be way better, doesn't even have to be big Many are built into USB adapters for the old cigarette lighter style of plug, so if you've got a car with one of those plugs you can slot it in and if you ever need it you pop it out, put the plug to the window and slam, shatters right away, don't need that much force or space at all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This effectively is what an emergency hammer is - a "hammer" but with a narrow point specifically to be able to break the glass from the inside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but normal people are going to read "emergency hammer" and think you mean it like a carpenters hammer you have for emergencies The product has a stupid name, I blame engineers (as usual for bad naming of things, sorry guys) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago They are called Window breaker safety hammers because they are shaped like hammers, and you use it like a hammer. They make window breakers on emergency flashlights for vehicles. Those aren't called hammers, but an emergency flashlight with a window breaker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Would that work in a car that purports to have bulletproof windows? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Only the tesla truck claims to be bullet proof. This happened in a model y and the 5th person in the car narrowly survived because a bystander smashed the window. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DepthCharge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Hmm yeah, didn't think of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Only the tesla truck claims to be bullet proof. This happened in a model y and the 5th person in the car narrowly survived because a bystander smashed the window. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DepthCharge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Hmm yeah, didn't think of that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have a Civic with a manual door handle, but after reading your comment ... I think I'm going to get one to leave in the car just in case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Should your car ever wind up submerged in water a hammer could come in handy. Make sure it's a "break glass" type hammer, which has a point. Thick tempered glass is surprisingly strong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Should your car ever wind up submerged in water a hammer could come in handy. Make sure it's a "break glass" type hammer, which has a point. Thick tempered glass is surprisingly strong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago The spring-loaded kind are a lot easier to use in a cramped car and by people with less upper body strength. However, those won't work on newer cars with dual-pane or laminated glass permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eyes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I've seen people say that emergency window hammers don't work with Tesla windows as they're laminated in current models. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Something pointed would be way better, doesn't even have to be big Many are built into USB adapters for the old cigarette lighter style of plug, so if you've got a car with one of those plugs you can slot it in and if you ever need it you pop it out, put the plug to the window and slam, shatters right away, don't need that much force or space at all permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This effectively is what an emergency hammer is - a "hammer" but with a narrow point specifically to be able to break the glass from the inside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but normal people are going to read "emergency hammer" and think you mean it like a carpenters hammer you have for emergencies The product has a stupid name, I blame engineers (as usual for bad naming of things, sorry guys) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago They are called Window breaker safety hammers because they are shaped like hammers, and you use it like a hammer. They make window breakers on emergency flashlights for vehicles. Those aren't called hammers, but an emergency flashlight with a window breaker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This effectively is what an emergency hammer is - a "hammer" but with a narrow point specifically to be able to break the glass from the inside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but normal people are going to read "emergency hammer" and think you mean it like a carpenters hammer you have for emergencies The product has a stupid name, I blame engineers (as usual for bad naming of things, sorry guys) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago They are called Window breaker safety hammers because they are shaped like hammers, and you use it like a hammer. They make window breakers on emergency flashlights for vehicles. Those aren't called hammers, but an emergency flashlight with a window breaker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah but normal people are going to read "emergency hammer" and think you mean it like a carpenters hammer you have for emergencies The product has a stupid name, I blame engineers (as usual for bad naming of things, sorry guys) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago They are called Window breaker safety hammers because they are shaped like hammers, and you use it like a hammer. They make window breakers on emergency flashlights for vehicles. Those aren't called hammers, but an emergency flashlight with a window breaker. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago They are called Window breaker safety hammers because they are shaped like hammers, and you use it like a hammer. They make window breakers on emergency flashlights for vehicles. Those aren't called hammers, but an emergency flashlight with a window breaker. permalink fedilink source parent