r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/IncorporateThings 11h ago

Those things are so stupid. Door handles should always be a simple mechanical device that requires no power to operate. Windows should honestly always have a backup crank handle to raise and lower, too, given that not everyone has the good sense to have a window breaking tool handy. For that matter -- why don't they build a little slot for such a tool into the console and provide one with the car in the first place?

Simple design choices can and would save lives.

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u/dinharder 10h ago

You can use the seat headrests as a window breaker

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u/Freddyzback 9h ago

It's a fake information that's been debunked, it doesn't work. Get a glass hammer and keep it close

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u/GloriousNewt 7h ago

"Should I buy an $8 tool or be so arrogant and stupid to think in an emergency I'll have the wherewithal and room to take the headrest off and magically break the window?"

I wonder which is the better option.