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So just how does one escape from a car through the window if the electrical mechanism is broken?

Lots of people have something like this on their keychain for exactly this purpose:

https://smile.amazon.com/01-100-09-Original-Emergency-Keycha...

According to this article [1] you have 15-60 seconds until the electric windows stop working. Also, on most cars you can detatch the headrests and use the metal at the bottom to break the windows.

1. https://rac.com.au/car-motoring/info/unexpected-car-emergenc...

I think the most impressive way I've seen are known as "ninja rocks" - broken pieces of spark plug ceramic insulator. But basically anything that can apply a force to a tiny area of the glass can start a fracture that will propagate through the glass. They make little escape hammers and things if it's a concern.

The door.

Lateral thinking puzzle champion right here

Problem: The door (which is quite large) is blocked by an obstacle, and thus you can't open it.

Solution: The other door(s).

Tesla model 3s (and some other cars) at least have electric door releases, maybe on the same CANbus (or whatever they use in Tesla) loop.

Also highly relevant (hilarious) story on risks of relying on celltower connectivity with Tesla vehicles (Glenn Howerton on the Always Sunny Podcast, starts at 3:45 if link strips time off): https://youtu.be/jxud-F_kMWM?t=225

Kick the front window out with your feet.

Do we have the technology to make windows that can smash from the inside but not the outside?

If anyone besides me is wondering what happened, it appears that someone posted a ChatGPT response to this question that was could-cause-death-in-an-emergency wrong and has now deleted the comment.

Thanks for deleting it!

Most Americans are completely incapable of that, and it’s not just strength hah.

Then they wouldn't be able to climb out the window either.

Roll out?

teslas front doors have a mechanical latch that opens the doors. the rear doors are out of luck :(

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