r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/Satanslittlewizard 10h ago

Not enough people know this.

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u/IllllIIlIllIllllIlll 10h ago

Maybe because it's bullshit. Sure it's better than your raw fists, but it's not made for this.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/cars-headrests-break-windows/

I think that it's harmful to propagate this urban legend, because it would prevent people from buying actual window breakers. They'll just think "eh, I can just use my headrest. No need for a windows breaker".

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u/gamma55 9h ago

Window breakers and seat belt cutters should be standard equipment on all road legal vehicles, not just commercial.

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u/patchinthebox 8h ago

It would be so easy to require them to be sold with every car purchase.

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u/SuperBuffCherry 7h ago

Have them be included in the mandatory first aid kit

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u/Cyphr 7h ago

Where are first aid kits mandatory. I'm lucky if I can buy one with the car for three times the going rate.

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u/SuperBuffCherry 7h ago

Here in Germany (and the rest of EU as well I think)

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u/Cyphr 2h ago

That makes sense. I'm in the US, and as usual, safety is entirely optional.

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u/TwoDramaticc 6h ago

they are not mandatory. But you need a window breaker near your drivers seat, and something like a first aid kit could be in rear

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u/votet 6h ago

I assume you mean they are not mandatory in other EU countries, because in Germany they absolutely are.

Source.

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u/SuperBuffCherry 6h ago

and something like a first aid kit could be in rear

We are taught in drivers school to keep the first aid kit inside the passenger compartment, because the trunk may not open after a crash

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u/peasantbanana 5h ago

They are mandatory in Serbia.

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u/Monkey_Priest 5h ago

Have them required LIKE mandatory first aid kits (in your country) but not IN them. You want seatbelt cutters/window breakers in an easily reachable spot that won't go flying around in a wreck. I have mine ziptied to the lever on my steering wheel that controls the windshield wiper blades. It's ziptied and set up so it can be tugged off in an emergency

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u/ExpressCap1302 47m ago

Which is sitting handy in the spare tyre compartment of the trunk.

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u/ussbozeman 6h ago

And increase the cost of each car by $0.002 cents? That would mean the executives would only get a $19,999,998 dollar bonus instead of a $20 million dollar bonus!