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[–] USSMojave@startrek.website 68 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Friendly reminder that everyone should have one of these seatbelt-cutter-window-hammer things in their glovebox

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t be a good look for that wankpanzer if a $5 tool from Walmart could bust through its windows. Better call it a Cyber-izer and sell it for $200.

[–] USSMojave@startrek.website 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

And make it in black or gray so it's impossible to find in an emergency👌

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago

Before you can use it, you need to solve a Captcha.

[–] SynAcker@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Another problem with some teslas (and other vehicles) is that there are switching to laminate for the side window glass for strength purposes. These devices wont work in a survival situation if your car has laminated windows. LINK

I have heard it's easy to kick out the windshield, but I've never had to test that theory.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I've tried to kick the side rear window out in a taxi driver fainting situation, it's really not trivial, particularly if you're the only one in the back.

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tempered glass is much stronger than people imagine. It breaks easily with the proper tool but without one there's a good chance it wont no matter how hard one hits and kicks it.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Gotta love a broken spark plug..

Just bippin' and boppin' along.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Aren't Tslas the ones with glove boxes that have to be opened through the console menu?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

The front window is made to be easily kicked out from the inside.

In a normal car anyways.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Also never go out the drivers side. That Window is more expensive

[–] fatboy93@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ahh yes, the window that is worth more than my life.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Well you should really be thinking about the long term.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I have one, but the issue is being able to find it in an emergency and remembering that it's there. It's like girls I've known with a 9mm, uh, somewhere, uh, just in case. You actually have to practice some.

For example; Every time my wife starts burning something in the kitchen I get out of my chair and go to the fire extinguisher. Muscle memory is a thing.

[–] myopic_menace@reddthat.com 2 points 4 days ago

I love this idea, I'm going to start practicing it myself.