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| Authored by: cassini2006 on Thursday, May 30 2013 @ 10:27 AM EDT |
I always wondered if electric windows would work underwater - it appears that
they are intermittent at best.
If your car hits the water, open the window,
open the door, smash the window, just get out as fast as possible. Increasing
pressures and less air make escape more difficult as the car continues to sink. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: PJ on Thursday, May 30 2013 @ 11:09 AM EDT |
Um. In the video, no matter how hard he tried,
he couldn't open the door.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: albert on Thursday, May 30 2013 @ 11:53 AM EDT |
The very best testing of this was done by the Mythbusters team.
(http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters)
IRRC, it is _impossible_ to open a door or window when the car is even partially
submerged, until it is almost full of water. Even then, you need good breath
control to have time to escape.
Their conclusion was to break the window, with a tool designed for that purpose.
You can't kick the window out. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Wol on Thursday, May 30 2013 @ 02:53 PM EDT |
I noticed a comment saying pretty much all cars had electric windows nowadays
... yes and no.
Our 61-reg car (late 2011 for those who don't know the British system) has
electric front windows, and manual rear. This in a vehicle allegedly "top
of the range" for its type (Vauxhall Agila aka Suzuki Wagon-R). How easy it
would be for a front-seat passenger to get into the back I don't know ...
Cheers,
Wol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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