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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 36 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That's for if you're inside, a mechanical access has to exist on the outside as well, no?

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 47 points 6 months ago (2 children)

No. You just need to be able to exit without power. Getting back in mechanically isn't a requirement.

It should be, but it's not.

[–] piecat@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Damn, even fighter jets have an external override. They're even labeled for rescue workers.

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 17 points 6 months ago

I don't know who Jettison Canopy is but I hope he's around when you need to do this.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A car window is a lot easier to shatter than a fighter jet canopy.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Not these Teslas, from what I understand. The type of glass they use is EXTREMELY resistant to shattering.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago

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[–] DBNinja@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can also "jump" the car to open it via a 12V access port in the front.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, doesn't help much in case of actual emergency does it?

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Then break the fucking window if it's an actual emergency.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They did

The child was safely removed from the car after firefighters used an ax to smash through a window

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I know.

My response was to the previous comment.

In a non Tesla, if someone is locked in a car, what happens? There isn't some secret "let me in" button. You just break a window. This is a dumb story.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If someone is locked in your car and you're the owner you simply use the key and open the door, no need to break anything, except in a Tesla.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some cars aren't quite that simple, on newer models they're hiding the keyhole on the bottom side of the handle behind a cover. But usually those models won't lock with the keys inside the car

[–] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

My keyfob battery was dead and I couldn’t use the hidden keyhole to unlock it. I watched a video on YouTube but I still wasn’t able to make it work. It wasn’t an emergency but I would just break the glass if it was one.

[–] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Unless your keys get locked inside too

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 17 points 6 months ago

I mean, presumably if I'm standing outside my car with a key, I just unlock the door and open it. Can't do that with a dead tesla.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 months ago

Yeah, that's much quicker than just unlocking the door with your fucking key, right?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah......because breaking the window as your first option in an emergancy is a GREAT idea. No need for a manual handle with a key, right? What a stupid idea that would be.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not your first option in an emergency. Normally you just open the door. Breaking the glass is several layers of things-not-working deep.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

So breaking the glass as the second step isn't a good option.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Agree. The only worry is the flying glass might hurt the child.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tempered glass is designed to not be sharp when broken. But they break a window furthest from the person inside to limit damage.

They can also use some tools to remove the window in mostly one piece after cracking it, rather than smashing it and sending glass flying.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Tempered glass is still sharp but it breaks into tiny pieces so it can't cut deeply.

[–] DBNinja@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I don't disagree there!

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Those are inside the car, doesn't help if there's a toddler stuck in the car.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

As discussed in the article, even.

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

When has it ever been difficult to get out of a car?? Why does this page exist??