Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 5 hours agoFour Dead In Fire As Tesla Doors Fail To Open After Crashmyelectricsparks.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10
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minus-squaretallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·5 hours agoSetting aside anything specific to the mechanism in that vehicle, I suppose that keeping one of those window-breaker tools in the dash might have been a good idea, for a car of any sort. That being said, I don’t keep one in my car.
minus-squareClasm@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoI’ve heard that done Tesla models have laminate glass on the doors, like they make the windshield, making most glass breakers ineffective.
minus-squarenous@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours ago That being said, I don’t keep one in my car. Now is the time to change that.
minus-squareDdCno1@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 hours agoAnd make sure it comes with a seat belt cutter.
Setting aside anything specific to the mechanism in that vehicle, I suppose that keeping one of those window-breaker tools in the dash might have been a good idea, for a car of any sort.
That being said, I don’t keep one in my car.
I’ve heard that done Tesla models have laminate glass on the doors, like they make the windshield, making most glass breakers ineffective.
Now is the time to change that.
And make sure it comes with a seat belt cutter.