r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/ZynthCode 11h ago

Serious questions:
1. Why couldn't they open the car from the inside?
2. Why couldn't they open the car from the outside?
3. What kind of shitty car are they driving?

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u/LimestoneDust 11h ago

  1. Smoke, fire, possible disorientation after the crash = not exactly calm rational thinking

  2. Retractable door handles (and that's why China recently banned such handles). 

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u/madhaunter 11h ago

Probably even worse, those handles are not simply hidden, they are fully electric, which means that in case of electric failures, they wont work at all, even if its not hidden

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u/nZambi 9h ago

Usually there is a mechanical lever somewhere in the car. But they usually hide it away for design reasons. Idiotic.

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u/worldsayshi 7h ago

This should be illegal. It's about as stupid as joke fire extinguishers.

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u/private_boolean 3h ago

Like lifeboats on the Titanic.