On 04/06/2021 16:41, Peter Parry wrote:
On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 12:39:13 +0100, Pancho
wrote:


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-57335740

A vet has drowned in her car.

Astonishingly in my car there appears no way to get out from inside if
it is locked and/or the electrics are off.

Apparently the answer is to have a device to break the side door glass.

I was looking at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wupettier-Portable-Window-Breaker-Seatbelt/dp/B08MFBZ2GV/ref=psdc_2481712031_t1_B08XNRVC3G

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-Emergency-Cutter-Window-Hammer/dp/B073J92G1J/ref=psdc_2481712031_t3_B00K63TG9C

Do they work?, my gut feeling is the hammer would be best.

The first, the spring loaded one, or a normal spring loaded centre
punch such as https://www.toolstation.com/minotaur...e-punch/p69309

are better than a hammer and will shatter a side window effectively
and with little effort.

A seat belt cutter is of limited value. Most people are used to
releasing a normal seat buckle but will never have used a belt cutter
of any sort.

I would agree with you from a lone driver POV, but with rear seatbelts
and children with buckles that are difficult to locate, especially with
child seats such I think the cutter may have value. Especially the pull
variety. The push style would be utterly useless.