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I guess if you don’t want to read the manual then at least carry a safety glass hammer with seat belt cutter in the car, which is probably a good idea in any ca

I guess if you don’t want to read the manual then at least carry a safety glass hammer with seat belt cutter in the car, which is probably a good idea in any case.

lucb1e 3y ago
I was thinking the same, but maybe this is not as common if you don't live in places with a lot of water? I'm Dutch after all, so the thing meant for water escape coming to mind first might be a me thing
- gcheong 3y ago
  I think they are also more generally useful in case of an accident where you find yourself pinned and the seatbelt won’t release or the door is damaged and won’t open. At least that is what a friend said they wish they had had when they saw a car that was in an accident and on fire but they couldn’t get into the car to help.
maxbond 3y ago
The only times I ever ride in a Tesla is when I take an Uber. Until I'm matched with a driver, I don't know what car I will be riding in. Do you suggest I read the manual for each car I may possibly Uber in? (I don't carry a window breaker/seatbelt cutter but it is a reasonable suggestion for everyone I think.)
- gcheong 3y ago
  Yeah of course you wouldn’t in the cases where you’re using an Uber or taxi, at least I don’t, and the problem isn’t limited to just Teslas but potentially any car with an electronic door opening mechanism. I assumed we were considering people who own (or perhaps rent) cars and have the manuals for them.
  - maxbond 3y ago
    For sure, I was more thinking, "people who may become trapped."
    - gcheong 3y ago
      Maybe this is something Uber could add to the app. While you’re waiting from the driver to arrive they can play an in-app video for you going over the safety features of the particular car you will be riding in. Kind of like the pre-takeoff safety presentation you get on airplanes.
      - maxbond 3y ago
        I don't think that's a solution per say but I like it.
- timeon 3y ago
  Is there driver when you take an Uber?
  - maxbond 3y ago
    So far.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  > (I don't carry a window breaker/seatbelt cutter but it is a reasonable suggestion for everyone I think.) You can get keychain breaker/cutters if you want to be on the safe side. But be aware that many of the cars you ride in will have laminated side glass and the breaker won't work. If I'm reading the regs correctly, it may have become law in 2020 that all new cars use laminated side glass for at least the front row.
rootusrootus 3y ago
In that case you will want to know that the front windows are laminated glass and the hammer won't do anything but spiderweb them. If you have to escape and breaking glass is your only option, you're going to need to climb into the back seat and break the rear windows. This is really information that everyone should be aware of, because a fairly substantial number of modern cars use laminated side glass for the front positions. Including the most popular vehicle in America.

I guess if you don’t want to read the manual then at least carry a safety glass hammer with seat belt cutter in the car, which is probably a good idea in any case.

lucb1e 3y ago

I was thinking the same, but maybe this is not as common if you don't live in places with a lot of water? I'm Dutch after all, so the thing meant for water escape coming to mind first might be a me thing

gcheong 3y ago
I think they are also more generally useful in case of an accident where you find yourself pinned and the seatbelt won’t release or the door is damaged and won’t open. At least that is what a friend said they wish they had had when they saw a car that was in an accident and on fire but they couldn’t get into the car to help.

maxbond 3y ago

The only times I ever ride in a Tesla is when I take an Uber. Until I'm matched with a driver, I don't know what car I will be riding in. Do you suggest I read the manual for each car I may possibly Uber in? (I don't carry a window breaker/seatbelt cutter but it is a reasonable suggestion for everyone I think.)

gcheong 3y ago
Yeah of course you wouldn’t in the cases where you’re using an Uber or taxi, at least I don’t, and the problem isn’t limited to just Teslas but potentially any car with an electronic door opening mechanism. I assumed we were considering people who own (or perhaps rent) cars and have the manuals for them.
- maxbond 3y ago
  For sure, I was more thinking, "people who may become trapped."
  - gcheong 3y ago
    Maybe this is something Uber could add to the app. While you’re waiting from the driver to arrive they can play an in-app video for you going over the safety features of the particular car you will be riding in. Kind of like the pre-takeoff safety presentation you get on airplanes.
    - maxbond 3y ago
      I don't think that's a solution per say but I like it.
timeon 3y ago
Is there driver when you take an Uber?
- maxbond 3y ago
  So far.
rootusrootus 3y ago
> (I don't carry a window breaker/seatbelt cutter but it is a reasonable suggestion for everyone I think.) You can get keychain breaker/cutters if you want to be on the safe side. But be aware that many of the cars you ride in will have laminated side glass and the breaker won't work. If I'm reading the regs correctly, it may have become law in 2020 that all new cars use laminated side glass for at least the front row.

rootusrootus 3y ago

In that case you will want to know that the front windows are laminated glass and the hammer won't do anything but spiderweb them. If you have to escape and breaking glass is your only option, you're going to need to climb into the back seat and break the rear windows. This is really information that everyone should be aware of, because a fairly substantial number of modern cars use laminated side glass for the front positions. Including the most popular vehicle in America.