Emergency Exit ?

AndyMc.....

kmb500 wrote: »

So what exactly would be an emergency exit? An ejector seat?
I mean, all cars have at least 2 doors, if not 4 or 5, to get out from. And that's up to 5 windows too. Many cars have sunroofs. Is that not enough openings to get out in an emergency? That's the sides and the back covered... you can't escape underneath as there's no space. Do you suggest having an exit at the front of the car? Because the windscreen needs to be extremely tough so that if you crash, objects can't fly through the windscreen and kill you.


Cars are extremely safe these days. Of course there will be awful situations from time to time where you can't get out, and we have emergency services to help. Many cars come with emergency assistance, i.e. if you crash the car will call the emergency services.


Cars do way too much already to protect passengers, don't really need any more.

No they don't.







There's three for starters.

forgotmyname

Sounds similar to the story of the old couple in the US who sat in their car for 2 days because it autolocked as they got in.

When someone said why didnt you pull the door handles they had no answer. They just assumed it locked them in with no way out.

What van deadlocks without the keys and wont allow the interior handles to work?

eamon

Many vans are now specified with a bulkhead between the cab and rear. Theft from vans is widespread and many vans are retrofitted with better locks. I would imagine that getting locked inside your own van is a common occurance.

BeenThroughItAll

eamon wrote: »

I would imagine that getting locked inside your own van is a common occurance.

For idiots, maybe.

z1a

AdrianC wrote: »

Which would beg the question how the OP's husband saw him waving...

Through the back window.

AdrianC

z1a wrote: »

Through the back window.

Vans with partitions would very rarely have rear door windows.

unholyangel

Car windows can shatter easily, but not if you're trying to bash it in since theyre designed to withstand thing hitting them. You can use a screwdriver, insert it in the edge between the glass & the doorframe and sort of lever it so point is pressing into the glass with you pulling back on it, which will cause the glass to shatter.

Not sure if I'm explaining that clearly enough but basically you need a sharp object rather than a blunt one.

This video give you an idea how easy it can be and imo something every car owner should know in case of emergencies (but then I also think everyone should be taught first aid):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dv0UU66CbU

peter_the_piper

eamon wrote: »

Many vans are now specified with a bulkhead between the cab and rear. Theft from vans is widespread and many vans are retrofitted with better locks. I would imagine that getting locked inside your own van is a common occurance.

Granted it would stop getting in from outside but do these locks really stop you opening from inside? I can't imagine they would pass any health and safety test.

forgotmyname

You need to the keys to activate the deadlocks. They probably didn't think to pull the handles.

They don't fit different locks whether the vehicle is built as a van or a minibus so it should have interior handles.

sheramber

How did the van come to lock when he was in it?

The last three cars we have had have had electronic windows and keys.

But they all had a button on the gear console to lock or open the doors from the inside.